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Chapitre 22/Chapter 22Domestic Violence: A Shelter’s Response in NigeriaOlabimpe OlatubosunDoctoral CandidatePolitical Science DepartmentUniversity of IbadanNigeriaolatubosunbimpe@yahoo.co.ukRésumé/AbstractDespite pressure from non-state actors, to make the state accountable, domestic violenceis more or less a private sphere affair in Nigeria. The central objective of this paper is toidentify and examine the social responses and engagements of Sophia’s place -the firstshelter for domestic violence victims in Nigeria with abused female citizenry.Methodologically the paper relies on in-depth interviews with ten "lived-in" domesticviolence victims at the shelter, and their diverse experiential case studies. Conclusively, itnotes the ineffective methods and highlights the effective strategies that Sophia’s placeengages in to minimize the victims’ plight.