 A non-governmental organization Alliance for Africa has called for proper awareness and sensitization of the people on the violence against persons' prohibition, a VAAP Act, which was signed into law in Imo State by Governor Hope Uzudima. The organization's program manager, Blesen Duru, during the stakeholders' meeting in the WERI, capital of Imo State, said the lack of awareness on the provisions of the law might bring about an increase in sexual and gender-based violence cases. She therefore asked the stakeholders to speak up whenever there is an abuse against persons without discrimination. The fact that there are lots of violence around happening in our community, in the society, in our neighborhood, and as women we don't need to keep silence, we don't need to be part of that group that condemns victims or survivors when they speak up. So we're also letting them to know that we have a framework in law, a state law, that they can hold on to, that will provide the support that they need when they make complaints on any form of violence that is committed on a woman or a girl child. It's a good meeting and what we are doing here, apart from the law being captured since December 2021, we want to now sensitize the people to really know what the law is saying so that such acts will not be carried out and people are not aware of it. My take, I mean, that there is need for more awareness to be treated on the ground, which has been passed into law by the executive of Imo State last year. This law is very, very apt, very important, that the public are made aware of the provisions that will help end violence against persons in Imo State. I won't talk about persons, but not talking about just women. Everybody, both male and female, have protected on that.