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Initiation of post\u2010exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to prevent HIV acquisition following SV is most effective when started immediately and is not recommended after 72 hours. Police stations are often entry points for survivors; however, lengthy processes may result in delays and missed PEP opportunities. Using an ongoing phased approach, we introduced PEP into selected police stations in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory in order to explore expanding access to time\u2010sensitive HIV prevention within non\u2010health services.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our intervention phase consisted of the provision of training of police officers and the provision of PEP starter packs coupled with linkage to referral facilities. During two time periods (pre\u2010intervention: January\u2212March 2023) and (during intervention: July\u2212September 2023), we evaluated routinely reported programme data from 27 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2010supported health facilities for changes in the provision of SV services and PEP initiation. We used geospatial mapping to assess the proximity of participating health facilities to police stations and to see changes in both SV and PEP service provision. The statistical significance of the difference in PEP uptake proportion during the two periods was determined using the Wilcoxon signed rank test at a 0.05 level of significance.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of the total 27 health facilities, 24 were within a 5\u2010km radius of a participating police station. Total SV service provision increased from 114 cases to 218 cases, representing a 91.2% increase and with most of this increase seen among females. PEP initiation increased by 289.3% at the two time points, with 56 initiations pre\u2010intervention to 218 PEP initiations during the intervention.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our findings showed promise in increasing immediate access to PEP in non\u2010health services and highlighted the feasibility of police stations and health facilities collaboration to address urgent health needs. 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