Lagos State Begins Rehabilitation of Sex Offenders

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, DSVA has began the provision of psychosocial support for willing sex offenders serving out jail terms.

The programme is geared at curbing sexual and gender-based violence as well as mitigating the risk of recidivism by sex offenders in the society

The rehabilitation programme is in partnership with the Nigerian correctional service, Lagos state command and the institute of counselling of Nigeria.

Executive secretary, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi said it is imperative that incarcerated adult sex offenders are rehabilitated and supported to reduce the possibility of them perpetrating the same crime if eventually they are reintegrated into the society.