CAUSES AND EFFECT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA

CAUSES AND EFFECT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA
 
ABSTRACT
Domestic violence has caused so many issues in the life of many Nigerians; separating families and friends. Nigeria has always been a very peaceful nation for a very long time; the question is; where did it all went wrong? Ajegunle as the cast study is a very populated area in the heart of Lagos with people of different socio-economic background; mainly families with below income average. The main inhabitants of this area of Lagos are mainly illiterates, from humble back ground. The major cause of domestic violence in Ajegunle is due to the high level of poverty. This study adopted a descriptive survey research design. According to Mugenda and Mugenda (2003), a survey is an attempt to collect data from members of a population in order to determine the current status of that population with respect to one or more variables., the researcher targeted the ten sub-location in Ajegunle with 1000 families making up the study population and a sample of 302 respondents. Conclusion and recommendation were made at end of the study.