 As part of measures towards finding lasting solutions to the rampant cases of domestic and sexual violence, the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has taken the crusade to the doorsteps of religious leaders in the state. Plus, TV News Correspondent Love Ikukuo Yedokou reports that the leaders were engaged on the need to inculcate prevention among their congregations. These are wounded engagements on prevention of domestic violence in Lagos State, organised by the State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, DSVA. The programme is aimed at reducing all forms of violence among couples in the state to the BRS minimum. Titi Lai of Vivo Adenii is the Executive Secretary of Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency. She is worried about the alarming rate of violence among civil married couples in the state. We know that religious clerics, the religious institutions, religion itself is very potent. It has the ability to shape mindsets and behaviours. And so we felt that it was important for us to proactively engage religious institutions, but with a view of preventing domestic violence from occurring in the first instance. And we are looking at a situation where we are able to partner with these religious institutions in bringing or introducing compulsory premarital counselling. The Executive Secretary disclosed that the DSVA 2022 findings revealed that about 70% of survivors have previously reported to their parcel or they are among before coming to report to the agency. Fair facilitators described as GBV as a social disruptor that affects the equilibrium of the society. Sometimes checking your husband's phone or your spouse's phone demanding for their password is technological abuse. So premarital counselling will guide us, will help us understand what all these are and being able to prevent them by attending all the premarital counselling section. Our role really is in terms of creating awareness to the end of preventing the issues. You know, there's a way you're creating awareness. We're talking about the issues, we're talking about what is going on, we're talking about what is happening. Yes, and it is good so that people know that these things are happening. But the issue of creating awareness with the aim of ensuring that this thing is prevented. Some of the participants share their experience about the engagement. Cancelling is a continuous thing. It's not just a curative action, it's a preventive action. Preventive action in the sense that we have to engage our teenagers and the young people among us. I take counselling, very, very, premarital counselling, very, very important. And these are some of the areas we are concentrating on so far for me. It has been added, you know, an added knowledge to what I know and for me it tells me that what I've been doing before is good. The consensus here is that premarital counselling as a guide could just be the magic wand required to eradicate the trend from among the people permanently. Love you cuckoo, you cuckoo, plus TV news.