Korede Abdullah 
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State has launched a comprehensive policy to confront the growing threat of Technology-Facilitated Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (TF-SGBV), signalling what officials describe as a major step in protecting residents in digital spaces.
At the unveiling ceremony in Ikeja on Wednesday, Executive Secretary of the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, called the new framework “a landmark step in confronting emerging digital threats.” The policy outlines unified procedures for reporting, investigating and preventing online abuse, including cyberstalking, digital extortion and non-consensual image sharing. She described such violations as “persistent and damaging forms of online violence.”
The state also inaugurated a Technical Working Group to coordinate implementation and boost public awareness. Addressing stakeholders, Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, wife of the governor, warned that rapid digital expansion has created “new, complex avenues for abuse which require urgent and structured intervention.”
She said interactions with survivors across Majidun, Igbogbo, Ebutte, Ikorodu and Alakara highlight the need for a survivor-centred approach in both online and physical spaces. “Technology-facilitated abuse is real, evolving and deeply harmful to women, children and marginalised persons,” she said, urging cooperation among government agencies, tech firms and civil society.
Attorney-General Lawal Pedro (SAN) reaffirmed the state’s commitment to enforcement, warning that online offenders will face strict legal consequences. “If SGBV goes online, justice will follow it there,” he said.
Sanwo-Olu encouraged the newly inaugurated team to uphold professionalism, expressing hope for a safer Lagos where survivors can seek justice without fear and harmful norms are challenged.
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