In Lagos daycare, man defiles three-year-old
“The DSVA Field Operations Officers reported the case at the Family Support Unit of the Ikotun Police Station.
In light of the recent arrest of a man by the name of Nonso for defiling a three-year-old child, the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has urged parents to make sure their kids and wards are being looked after at authorized, registered, and schools in the state.
According to a statement released by the organization on Wednesday, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, the Executive Secretary of the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, made the call after the organization learned that Nonso had defiled a three-year-old toddler in a daycare facility where the victim attends.
“On December 14, 2022, the mother of the survivor reported the case to the agency.
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“The DSVA Field Operations Officers reported the case at the Family Support Unit of the Ikotun Police Station.
“DPO Ojajuni of Ikotun Police Station said the suspect was already in custody. He briefed the DSVA team that the perpetrator would be charged to court on the 19th of December, 2022.
“During proceedings at the Samuel Ilori Court, Ogba, the survivor’s mother recounted her daughter’s defilement ordeal while at the day care centre.
“The court ruled that the perpetrator be remanded till the 14th of February, 2023 pending DPP’s legal advice,” the statement added.
Vivour-Adeniyi called on residents in the state to collaborate with the task force on Safeguarding and Child protection which comprises the Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Office of Education and Quality Assurance and Lagos State DSVA.
She further stated that residents in the state should be assured that perpetrators of such heinous crimes would be prosecuted.
