By Okechukwu Onuegbu
The Anambra state government, Monday, said it has recorded ten cases of domestic violence since establishment of a family court in the State.
The State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Ify Obinabo, who disclosed this while receiving Ultimate Business women and farmers Association of Nigerian in her office, added that nine suspects out of the ten cases have been remanded at the awaiting trial while one was granted bail.
This came to tense the increasing number of domestic violence reported in the state, among which was suspension of the Transition Committee Chairman of Nnewi North local government area due to circumstances that led to death of his wife.
Obinabo further emphasized that governor Charles Soludo's led administration has zero tolerance to domestic violence.
"We have ten cases of domestic violence at our family court and out of that number, nine suspects were remanded at the awaiting trial section while one was granted bail. But this is not in Anambra state alone and our state has one of the lowest cases of death through domestic violence and this recent one makes it the fifth case," she stated.
In her address earlier, the National President of the association, Mrs Nkiru Nwagbo solicited the support of the state government in building capacity of women through programs and empowerment.
"We also wish to extend our hands of friendship to you in mounting public enlightenment campaigns in the promotion of these ideals engrained in the vision if your Ministry," she added.
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