The Lagos State Office of the Public Defender (OPD), acting on a tip off has recently rescued four young girl victims of defilement in Ikorodu area of the State and a suspect Sunday Fatoba aged 41 years has been arrested by officers of the Nigeria Police in lgbogbo for investigation.
The suspect was alleged to have had regular intercourse with the victims whose ages are between eleven (11) and fourteen (14) years, and among them are siblings of the same parent, this continued until OPD got wind of the situation and got the perpetrator arrested.
The arrest of the suspect was made possible through the information received by the OPD Ikorodu from a concerned member of the public. The community leaders thereafter collaborated with the Nigeria Police, lgbogbo to effect the arrest of the suspect and assist in the Police investigation.
Reacting to the incident, the Director, Lagos State Office of the Public Defender (OPD), Mrs. Olubunmi Adesomoju commended the community leaders for standing by the law to promote justice for the victims.
The Director urged community leaders and citizens within the State to join hands with the OPD in the fight against the violation of human rights, support protection of the vulnerable in the society and report cases of rape and defilement to the nearest office of the OPD.
She assured members of the public that any information received from them would be treated with a despatch, and the identity of such informant would be protected with utmost confidentiality.