At least 6,142 gender based violence cases, which include sexual, physical and psychological abuses were reported in various Nigerian states between January and May.
This is according to data from the national gender-based violence dashboard website.
The data showed that to date, there have been 43,248 reported cases of GBV with about 2,097 being fatal cases, and the conviction of 636 perpetrators.
The monthly breakdown of GBV cases across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in 2024 revealed that 74 cases have been recorded so far in May, with 941 cases in April, while March saw a significant spike with 1,904 cases.
Meanwhile, there are 1,553 and 1,670 reported cases in February and January, respectively.
Akwa Ibom state has the highest number of reported cases, with a staggering 2,987 GBV incidents, while Benue and Cross Rivers followed closely behind with 710 and 507 cases, respectively.
The breakdown of the data shows that Akwa Ibom with a total of 2,987 reported GBV cases in five months had 673.
This staggering figure is despite the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act, advocacies, campaigns and policies geared towards eliminating or reducing to the barest minimum cases of Sexual and Gender-based Violence.
The VAPP Act signed into law by former president Goodluck Jonathan in 2015, prohibits any form of violence on persons in private and public life.
