The Federal Government says no fewer than 10,326 Gender-Based Violence, GBV, cases were reported between January and September 2025, with 2,444 survivors receiving care in recovery centres.
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imam Suleiman-Ibrahim, made this known at the National Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence, TF-GBV.
It was organised by ActionAid and other development partners on Friday in Abuja.
The dialogue was part of activities to mark the 2025 16 Days of Activism, with the theme: “UNiTE! End All Forms of Digital Violence against Women and Girls”.
The minister was represented by Dr Adanna Steinacker, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Women’s Health.
She disclosed that 511 survivors were supported with livelihoods and empowerment interventions.
“Though there was a decline in the 2024 National Demographic and Health Survey in sexual violence, physical violence, and intimate partner violence, yet one in three women experienced GBV during the same period.
“However, across the country, violence against women, children and vulnerable groups remains a painful reality.
“Technology-facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TF-GBV) has remained largely unreported due to its complex nature”.
The minister added that TF-GBV, which includes sex torture, non-consensual sharing of intimate images, online blackmail, and manipulation of digital platforms, has caused severe trauma and, in some cases, fatalities.
(Vanguard)
