‘Call 112 to report sexual violence’

Lagos State Government yesterday called on the residents to use the 112 toll free emergency line to report cases of rape, defilement, domestic violence, child abuse, neglect, maltreatment and other sexual assaults. The Coordinator of the state Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT), Mrs Titilola Vivour- Adenyi, made the call. She said DSVRT had concluded training for 190 officials of the state Emergency Command and Control Centre on how to receive reports of sexual and gender based violence incidents. Vivour-Adenyi promised that information provided would be passed across while the concerned agencies would be notified immediately.

According to her, the move will ensure that victims of sexual and gender-based violence have a voice and concerned members of the public who wish to report acts of violence are able to do so with utmost confidentiality. Vivour-Adeniyi added that aside the dissemination of the information to the appropriate agencies for appropriate action, callers would be informed of relevant steps to be taken, depending on the nature of the call.