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According to information released by the Ogun State Government, 200 girls enrolled in public secondary schools now have tear gas canisters at their disposal to defend themselves from sexual predators.

 

This information was revealed at a close-out/accountability meeting on improving access to community-based psychological assistance for survivors of violence against women and girls by Wonuola Kazeem, the director of women empowerment services at the Ministry of Women Affairs.

 

The state capital of Abeokuta hosted the event where she spoke, which was sponsored by the Centre for Women Health and Information (CEWHIN).

 

In a previous report, CEWHIN's Director of Administration Atinuke Odukoya stated that a study in three south-western states—Ogun, Oyo, and Osun—found that incest is common in Osun, students frequently use deviant methods for sex in Ogun state, and domestic violence is common among Oyo state's residents.

 

In the three states, according to Odukoya, a study was carried out with a focus on women and girls, which revealed the level of gender-based violence there.

 

She bemoaned the rising prevalence of gender-based violence in schools in Ogun State, particularly the adoption of devious tactics by secondary school pupils to have sex with classmates or teachers.

 

According to Odukoya, information on gender-based violence in the three states was retrieved from roughly 100 schools in the three states that were chosen for the projects.

 

According to her, the findings from the three states indicated that numerous girls and children were subjected to a great deal of gender-based abuse.

 

Incest was the problem that was most prevalent in Osun, sexual assault involving school children through evil means was the problem in Ogun, and domestic violence and incest were the main problems in Oyo, according to the speaker.

 

In response to the study, the state government took significant steps to lower the rate of the scourge, according to the director of women empowerment services in the ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development.

 

In order to safeguard 200 female students from rapists, Kazeem revealed that they had been given tear gas canisters.

 

She continued by saying that the state administration had also paid visits to 90 schools to educate and empower the pupils.

 

Out of all the schools in Ogun State, she claimed, "We've been to 90 schools to educate the students about gender-based violence and to lessen bullying and harassment in the classroom.

 

The government is working to lessen gender-based violence in schools, and throughout our sensitization efforts in the classroom, we equally informed and empowered even the female students.

 

The frequency of gender-based violence cannot continue in the state, so we have empowered females with (teargas) canisters that they can use to defend themselves in higher educational institutions.