Nigeria: ‘Children witnessing domestic violence bad for their health’

THE Oyo State Programme officer for the Resilient System for Sustainable Health Development/COVID-19 Response Mechanism (RSSH C19-RM) project, Mr Oluseun Adebiyi, has declared that the worsening gender-based violence in Nigeria is a concern due to its health implication on children.

Mr Adebiyi, who spoke at a Gender-Based Violence (GBV) coordination meeting by RSSH C19-RM, said domestic violence, a form of gender-based violence, is increasing in Nigeria, and it has become a shadow pandemic…