Lagos Records 4,035 Rape, Child Abuse Cases In One Year ~ Justice Adeniji

Lagos State recorded 4,035 cases of sexual and child abuse in the last one year, the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, has said.

Kazeem said this during a news briefing on the activities of the state’s Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team, a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the state governor, Mr. Habib Aruna, said.

Through the DSVRT, Kazeem said government handled a total of 192 cases comprising 89 domestic violence cases, 62 defilement cases, 18 rape cases, six attempted rape, 10 child neglect and seven child abuse cases. Ninety-two cases are presently being heard in court.

Kazeem warned that the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode would not tolerate domestic violence and child abuse and would do everything within its powers to tackle the issue.

“Let me sound a note of warning here that no matter how highly placed you are in the society, if you commit any domestic violence crime, Lagos State will go after you and prosecute you in court,” he said.

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