There's a new Domestic Violence Law in Lagos State, and it states that if you beat your wife, you will go to Jail. It is now an offense for any man to hit his wife.

According to the deputy governor of Lagos State, Hon Joke Orelope-Adefulire, the Domestic Violence Law is made not only to protect women who are most times the target of violence in the home but also to safeguard the interest of men, children, servants, maids and everyone who may be a victim of domestic violence.

In case of man/woman abuse issues, it does not matter whether there's a valid contracted marriage between the victim and the perpetrator of the act as long as they are living together in a home setting. Continue...

Here's what happens when there's a case of domestic violence.
1. Remove the abuser from the home pending when the abuse is corrected
2. Or remove the complainant from the residence and put in a protective home
3. Provision of financial assistance by the state via the Office of the Public Defender/Legal Aid Council to victims of abuse who maybe financially unable to seek redress in court.
4. The court can issue warrant of arrest and remand order
⁠http://www.tundeola.com/2013/08/hit-your-woman-in-lagos-and-go-to-jail.html#more

Dis is wat nigerian senators suppose to pass into bill and not yarima and under marriage children, dats gud but ladies don't take advantage of dis and being disobedient and naughty, it won't count.

There must be an evidence,verbal statements may not help the women.Now the bashing will be indoors.

This is a welcome development. I only hope it will not go the path of other laws with no enforcement.

This is good but in my opinion there is no sustainable enabling environment - justice system, police, ngos to rehabilitate the abused.
All this will lead to issues

I know of a sole income family man who abuses his wife

Yet the company has policies to fire such incidents

Will the woman report her husband and live in penury..

Cows will jump over the moon first

Hahahaha

It must really be bad in THE WILD WILD WEST OF BEASTS!
Lagos! The HQ of BATTERED PooCs!

If the man is beaten up by his wife, what will happen?



I guess the man should go to jail too for being such a weakling

jmoore: If the man is beaten up by his wife, what will happen?



I guess the man should go to jail too for being such a weakling

It says in the OP that the law protects both spouses.

Good. I hate domestic violence.

fresh_dude: It says in the OP that the law protects both spouses.

just a sense of humour...

Many women will never report to the police, why? "I love him"