Lagos records 24,009 sexual, gender-based violence in five years Lagos, ranked 19th globally for tourism, sees alarming rise in sexual and gender-based violence over the past five years years, per data gathered.The document showed that the number of reported cases rose steadily, from 3,446 in 2019 to 6,389 in 2023.It was noted that a total of 24,009 cases, which include sexual, physical and psychological abuses, were reported in all the 20 Local Government Areas of Lagos State between January 2019 and December 2023.A breakdown of the data revealed a steady...