The Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu has ordered discreet investigation and diligent prosecution into reported sexual assaults in Lagos State.
This is coming on the heels of increased cases of diverse sexual molestations against teenage girls, a development the Commissioner has vowed to eradicate.
In a statement signed by Lagos Police Public Relations Officer DSP Bala Elkana, officers at Ikorodu Police Station, on June 12 at about 3.30pm, received a complaint that a 61 years old Eke Kanu of Ebute Road, Igbogbo, Ikorodu was having unlawful sexual intercourse with his 19 years old daughter (name withheld) without her consent. The survivor stated that her father started having sexual intercourse with her when she was small and threatened to deal with her if she tells anybody. She further stated that when her father discovered that she was pregnant, he took her to a chemist where she was administered some drugs and injection to abort the pregnancy.
The statement further stated that the survivor has been taken to Mirabel Center by the Police for medical attention and forensic examination. Kanu has been arrested and taken to State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution.
In a related development, officers at Bariga Police Station received a report on June 26 at about 7.30 pm that a 33 years old Chibuike Kalu of Amodu Street Bariga has defiled his 14 years old daughter (name withheld). The survivor was taken to Mirabel Centre Ikeja for medical treatment and forensic examination. He has however confessed to the commission of the crime and would be charged to Court.
Similar incident occurred in Aguda area of Surulere where a 26 years old salesman, Chinedu Obi, has reportedly defiled his employer’s twin daughters, a routine, he confessed, started since 2019. The victim’s mother, in her mid 30s, reported the case.
In a swift reaction, the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu has ordered the transferred of the case to Gender Unit, State Headquarters, Ikeja for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution. This directive includes all other sexual assault cases with a fresh commitment of the Command to continuously apprehend sexual offenders, wherever they are in the State and make them face the full weight of the law.
He has however advised parents not to trust anyone with their kids, especially female children.
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