Hundreds of people took to the streets on
Wednesday to protest against the rise of domestic abuse in the country
with a particular reference to the case of a banker, Titilayo Arowolo,
who was allegedly killed by her husband, Akolade, on June 24, 2011.
The march, which took place in different parts of Lagos, was tagged ‘Domestic Violence Awareness Walk’ and organised by a group, Project Alert on Violence Against Women, in collaboration with the Gender-based Violence Response Network.
The group attributed the rise
in the cases of domestic violence to the unwillingness of the police to
act on complaints of victims of abuse.
Citing the case of
29-year-old Titilayo, the group said whenever domestic cases were
reported to the police, they never showed seriousness with such cases.
