This is according to the state’s Domestic and Sexual
Violence Response Team, DSVRT, coordinated by Mrs. Titilola
Vivour-Adeniyi, to provide assistance to abuse victims. .
A
survey conducted showed that evidence for 88% of cases recorded within
Lagos were either destroyed by the abuser or misplaced by the victim. .
A
report by the LASG in 2016 indicated that victims of the cases
perpetrated within the period under review could not provide evidence
that would assist the agency in court or in settling the case amicably
between both spouses when the need arises. .
This
further led to 88% of husbands denying ever physically assaulting their
wives. The report further disclosed that of the 20% domestic violence
survivors, who had sought the assistance of the government agencies to
get redress, 18% withdrew their cases from court. .
It
also disclosed that 85% of victims blamed third party interference
which includes mother-in-law, sister-in-law and brother-in-law, igniting
the domestic violence. .
78% of the
victims had reported their spouses to religious leaders to persuade them
to desist from the act. But the abuser never stops, arguing that the
spouse was involved in extra-marital affairs. .
98%
of the husbands stated that they attack their spouse because they
believe she was having extra-marital affairs. On why they resort to
abusing their wives, 70% of the perpetrators noted that they were
survivors of verbal and emotional abuse while growing up. .
The
report also showed that while the abuse persists, efforts by government
agencies to persuade the wife in leaving the home to prevent further
abuse proved abortive.
The
report indicated that the reason for this was because 90% of the women
were financially dependent on their husbands. It argued that 74% of the
victims were still interested in the relationship but all they demanded
for was that the physical assaults should stop. .
.
On
why they are still interested in the relationship, the graphics showed
that 98% of the abused wanted to remain in the relationship because of
their children.
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