Lagos Police have arrested Suspect seen kissing a minor in a viral video
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The Attention of the Lagos State Police Command was said to have been drawn to a viral video showing one Adeyeye Oluwatosin Babatunde , of Kajola Street, Shagamu, Ogun State, a Botany student of Lagos State University, kissing his three years old step sister (name withheld).
The incident was said to have happened on June 02. 2020, in their residence at Shagamu.
Following the development, Commissioner of Police Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, was said to have tasked detectives from the Gender Unit to analyse the video and apprehend the suspect.
The team was said to have arrested the suspect onJune 5, 2020 , at about 11.00am and handed him over to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba for diligent prosecution in Court.
CP Odumosu, 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.
In a press statement despatched to the Media, Police Command Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Bala Elkana, released contacts for complaints on issues of child abuse or domestic violence as 08175899289, 09062887858, 09062887856, 09062887849, 09062887841, 09062887870, 08023532283, 09062887864, 09062887861 and 09062887860
