The Awyetu Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC), located at the Bwari General Hospital, Abuja, has received a total of 345 Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) cases from 2020 to 2024.

Mrs Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, Mandate Secretary, FCT Women Affairs Secretariat, stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, when Dr Najat M’jid, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children, visited the centre.

Benjamins-Laniyi added that 84 per cent of the cases were children under 18 years, adding that efforts were on to strengthen collaboration with security agencies to bring the perpetrators of SGBV to justice.

She further said that beyond security agencies, the FCT Administration would also ensure active participation of residents and community leaders in the activities of the centre.

Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration, explained that the centre was established in 2020.