It was a September to remember in Lagos as conversations on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) echoed across communities, markets, schools, and boardrooms.
Across 15 major events, the 2025 Awareness Month directly engaged thousands and indirectly reached millions. For the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), this year’s Awareness Month carried an urgent theme: “SGBV – It Concerns Us All.”
From the Secretariat in Alausa to the bustling Ojota Motor Park, from the classrooms of Surulere to the palaces of Lagos’ traditional rulers, the campaign reached every layer of society. Thousands were directly engaged, while millions more felt the ripple effects of interventions designed to inspire prevention, strengthen protection, and ensure justice for survivors.
The month began on August 29 with a media parley at Alausa, Ikeja, where over
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