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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has said that over 30,000 cases of Gender-Based Violence(GBV) were officially reported to the Ministry between 2020 and 2024.<\/p>\n

Sulaiman-Ibrahim stated this on Tuesday in Abuja, at the knowledge-enhancing session on the prevention of gender-based violence (GBV) and access to justice; an initiative jointly organised by the Federal Ministry of Justice and UN Women, with funding support from Ford Foundation.<\/p>\n

The Minister represented by Mrs. Adesuwa Ogundaye, Director, Legal Services in the Ministry, quoted the Ministry\u2019s Gender-Based Violence Data Situation Room Report, which says that \u201cone in every three Nigerian women has experienced some form of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n

She described the statistics as alarming, saying, \u201cThese are not just statistics: they represent shattered lives, broken dreams, and generational trauma.\u201d<\/p>\n

While commending the widespread adoption of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act, 2015 in 35 States and the Child Rights Act, (2003) in 36 States of the Federation, she however, observed that the gap between legislation and implementation remains wide.<\/p>\n

According to her, \u201cIn many states, the funding, enforcement, and awareness required to operationalise these laws are lacking.<\/p>\n

\u201cSurvivors continue to encounter justice systems that are under-resourced, insensitive, or out of reach.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Minister, therefore, called for nationwide enlightenment on the full implementation, funding, and monitoring of these critical legal frameworks, adding that \u201cThis must include capacity building for community actors, religious and traditional institutions, law enforcement agencies, and judicial officers. Laws must not only exist; they must work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sulaiman-Ibrahim also advocated the establishment of a National Social Protection Agency dedicated to addressing the multidimensional needs of survivors and other vulnerable groups.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuch an agency will harmonise support services including emergency shelter, psychosocial care, health access, economic reintegration, and legal aid; ensuring no survivor is left behind,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has said that over 30,000 cases of Gender-Based Violence(GBV) were officially reported to the Ministry between 2020 and 2024. 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