In Kwara State, Nigeria, the tragic case of Hafsoh Lawal exposes the deadly consequences of technology-facilitated gender-based violence. What began as an online connection quickly turned into a brutal reality, highlighting the urgent need to address this growing crisis in the digital age. By: Sanni Alausa-Issa On February 14, 2025, four days after Hafsoh Lawal was declared missing in Ilorin, Kwara State, a dismembered body was found. It was hers. She was 23. Four days prior, Hafsoh had vanished after attending a friend’s naming ceremony, never to return home. Her frantic family alerted authorities, triggering an urgent search. The digital trail from Hafsoh’s phone had led investigators to a house in Ilorin’s Offa Garage area, uncovering the unimaginable: Hafsoh’s dismembered remains concealed grotesquely in a bowl. The ring, once a simple token of youthful identity, had now become an emblem of unspeakable horror. It was all her father, Ibrahim Lawal, […]
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Nigeria Must Move Beyond Rhetoric to Protect and Empower Women, Says BBYDI
the action became necessary because of the increasing cases of GBV in the state despite the efforts by the government and other stakeholders.
