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• We Have Declared State Of Emergency On SGBV, Says Lalong As the world makes plans for post-pandemic recovery, Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, leader of the Northern Governors Forum (NGF), Simon Bako Lalong and Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq have urged governments attention towards victims of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) during last year’s COVID-19 lockdown. They argued that if ignored, the situation may have life-threatening consequences for victims with a profound impact on their opportunities and life trajectory. SGBV is reported to have significantly increased during the lockdown with the three most affected areas being Lagos, Abuja and Ogun States. Emerging evidence, according to a United Nations report released in May last year, indicated a sharp rise in SGBV, especially against women and girls with incidents based on preliminary information from 24 states showing that in March, the total number of GBV incidents reported w

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