Man Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting Pregnant Wife in Lagos

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, on Wednesday, said it had arrested a man in the Mushin area
The arrest was made in connection with the alleged assault on his pregnant wife, who subsequently fainted

According to the agency, neighbors intervened to rescue a pregnant woman from her husband in an alleged case of domestic violence.

The agency, in a statement, said the neighbors hurriedly took the survivor, who lost consciousness during the assault, to the General Hospital for medical attention.

DSVA stated that it received an urgent call regarding the matter from a “mandated reporter” in the early hours of Wednesday.
Without delay, the agency swiftly contacted the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command to intervene in the situation

The statement partly read, “In the wake of the recent report of a seven-month pregnant woman who lost her life as a result of domestic violence, the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency received yet another distress call from a mandated reporter in the early hours of today (Wednesday) of an alleged case of domestic violence involving another pregnant woman and her husband.

“It was alleged that the expectant mother was physically assaulted by her partner who then proceeded to lock her in their apartment located in the Mushin Area of the state. The alleged physical assault eventually resulted in the pregnant woman losing consciousness and it took the timely intervention of the neighbours who rescued her and rushed her to the General Hospital for medical assistance

“Following the reported incident, the Executive Secretary of DSVA, Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, said the office immediately contacted the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command, and police officers from Mushin Police Station were immediately dispatched to the scene of the incident.”

Vivour-Adeniyi disclosed that the suspect has been arrested, while the survivor remains unconscious in the hospital.

Expressing gratitude to the survivor’s neighbors and the incident reporter Vivour-Adeniyi encouraged those facing domestic violence to “break the culture of silence” and report promptly to the authorities

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