A 14-year-old girl was on Monday alleged to have been raped by her landlord’s son in the Alakuko area of Lagos.
The incident was brought to light by an X.com user @Rhwaley, who shared videos of the victim after the alleged crime had happened.
In the shared video on X.com which our correspondent watched on Tuesday, the minor could be seen crying and her jeans stained with blood.
In the tweet, @Rhwaley alleged that when the minor’s family accosted the landlord about the incident, he dismissed their concerns, saying “Nothing will happen.”
“A 14yrs old girl was raped yesterday by her landlord’s son in Alakuko Lagos. The parents and family of the girl are helpless. The landlord said nothing will happen!!
The Senior Special Assistant on New Media to the Lagos State Governor, Jubril Gawat, in his reaction to the post made by @Rhwaley on X.com assured the public that no one was helpless on the matter, and advised the family to contact the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team for assistance.
His post read, “Helpless ke …. Nobody is helpless on this matter in this state. Call #Lagosdsva SHARPLY.”
However, when PUNCH Metro contacted the head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, Adejoke Ladenegan Oginni, on Tuesday, on the matter, she disclosed that officers of the agency had been dispatched to the Alakuko Police Station to conduct a preliminary investigation.
“Field officers have been dispatched to the Alakuko Police Station to conduct a preliminary investigation. An investigation is ongoing,” she said on the telephone.’
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