Botany student arrested for kissing 3-year old step sister

Lagos State Police Command, on the order of the State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has arrested a suspect seen kissing a minor in a viral video.

A signed statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, stated that attention of Lagos State Police Command was drawn to a viral video showing one Adeyeye Oluwatosin Babatunde, a 23 years old male of Kajola Street, Shagamu, Ogun State, a Botany student of Lagos State University, kissing his three years old step sister (name withheld). The incident, according to the statement,  happened on June 2 in their residence at Shagamu.

Consequent upon this, the Hakeem Odumosu tasked detectives from the Gender Unit to analyse the video and apprehend the suspect. The team got the suspect on June 5 at about 1100 hours. He has been handed over to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba for diligent prosecution in Court.

Meanwhile, Odumosu has  expressed his gratitude to Nigerians who helped in bringing the incident to the notice of the Police and urged everyone to continue to speak out against sexual and gender based violence. “Together we can stop rape, stop child abuse and crime against our women and children,” he said.

The public advised to call any of the following numbers for complaints on rape, child abuse or domestic violence- 08175899289, 09062887858, 09062887856, 09062887849, 09062887841, 09062887870, 08023532283, 09062887864, 09062887861 and 09062887860.