Amotekun To Establish Gender Desk To Tackle Sexual, Gender-Based Violence In Oyo

The Oyo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as the Amotekun Corps, has announced plans to establish a gender desk and train selected officers to handle cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) across the state.

The initiative is aimed at strengthening the Corps’ response to sexual offences, protecting survivors’ dignity and improving referrals to appropriate medical, psychosocial and other support services.
The development followed an advocacy visit by a delegation of the European Union-funded Support to End Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (ESGBV) Programme, implemented by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), to...