Oyo establishes response team on sexual offences, gender-based violence - Daily Post Nigeria

The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Oluseun Abimbola, disclosed that SGBV will serve as a first responder unit to address complaints arising from sexual and gender-based violence.

He noted that the establishment of the SGBV team would give fire and bite to the enforcement mechanism for this law and other related laws against such offences in the state. “The SGBV team will serve as a one-stop shop to deal with the multiple issues arising from such offences.” Abimbola said that the team is a collaboration of ministries and agencies including Ministries of Justice, Women Affairs & Child Welfare, Health, the Nigerian Police, Legal Aid Council, Civil Society, NBA, and the Media, with representatives drawn from these agencies and MDAs on the team.

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