Photo: FileMore than 197 Nigerian women, including teenage girls, were suspected to have lost their lives to gender-related violence between January 1 and December 31, 2025, according to DOHS Cares Foundation’s femicide report. Details of the findings were published on the foundation’s tracker dashboard, which collates data on suspected femicide cases across the country. According to the UN Women, femicide is defined as “the intentional killing of women and girls because of their gender,’ distinguishing it from homicide, where the motive may not be gender-related. DOHS Cares Foundation is a non-governmental organisation focused on combating gender-based violence and monitoring femicide cases in Nigeria. The report documented 172 suspected femicide cases nationwide, which resulted in 197 deaths during the period under review.

Source: Punch January 28, 2026 08:35 UTC