The Delta State Police Command has urged victims of domestic violence, particularly married women, to report abuse at the nearest police station.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, gave the advice in a post on X.com on Wednesday.
Edafe wrote, “You are married to a man in Asaba who beats you every day; you have family members; you have friends; and you have over six police stations in Asaba. You refused to report him but prefer to come on X to cry for the police to come and help.
“The police said, ‘Please go and report at the nearest police station;’ your friends come and say, ‘this is Nigeria’. What has Nigeria got to do with you not reporting to the police station?”
Edafe emphasised that victims should be proactive.
“Women should take the bull by the horn,” he said.
“Report an abusive husband; leave an abusive marriage. Marriage is not by force and certainly not a must,” he wrote.
PUNCH reported in March that the Delta State Government said it prosecuted over 22 men for violating women in the state.