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ABSTRACT
A home is a place of love and security, thus domestic violence in homes creates fear and can destroy a family. Living with domestic violence can cause physical and emotional harm. The issues of domestic violence are prevalent in Nigeria at an alarming rate. Women are suffers and are subjected to physical, psychological and sexual abuse in their home by their partners, in laws and in some circumstances by their relatives. The facts associated with domestic violence in Nigeria are low economic status of women, lack of education, falsified believe, imbalanced empowerment issues between males and females, male dominant social structure and lack of support from the government, credit support and employment. In order to prevent domestic violence from occurring, and providing the victims with medical as well as judicial and legal supports, new plans and interventional maps should be made in and redress should be made available in situation of domestic violence. Support and help for the victims for victims to rebuild and recover their lives after the violence, should be a part of the interventional strategy.
