An advocacy group has revealed that despite Nigerian governors’ declaration of state of emergency on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, the menace has been on the rise.

The Sexual and Gender-Based Violence movement consisting of several non-governmental organizations including TechHerNG, Yiaga Africa, Connected Development (CODE), amongst others, said this at the one-year anniversary of the movement on Monday.

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), on June 12, 2020, declared a state of emergency on SGBV.

But according to the movement, rather than wane, the menace spiked.