DSVA has urged churches and mosques to strengthen premarital counselling for intending couples as part of efforts to prevent domestic violence.
Ms Vivour-Adeniyi said, “This is to start the process, encourage anybody who was allegedly sexually assaulted by Simi to please come forward.”
The Lagos government has unveiled a comprehensive policy framework designed to prevent and respond to technology-facilitated sexual and gender-based violence.
According to him, GBV remains a serious criminal issue that will be investigated and prosecuted.Â
She said rising male reporting demonstrates increasing confidence in the state’s support systems for victims of abuse.
Mrs Sahid-Adebambo said that society as a whole shared a responsibility to protect the safety and well-being of children.
Ms Vivour-Adeniyi urged the students to leverage their influence as digital natives to address the rising issue of technology-facilitated SGBV.
The Lagos government, through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, has charged the girl-child to remain diligent in all endeavours.
The Lagos State government, through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), says 2,213 girls suffered various forms of violence between September 2024 and August 2025
She said that findings revealed that over 70 per cent of respondents had experienced some form of sexual harassment.
