LASU Student Arrested for Kissing 3-year-old in Viral Video

A 400 level Botany student of the Lagos State University, Adeyeye Oluwatosin Babatunde, has been arrested for kissing his three-year-old stepsister in a viral video on June 2.

The footage sparked outrage on social media and several people made calls for his arrest. The video was circulated amidst a nationwide outcry against rape, following a recent spate of rape and murder across the country. On Wednesday, May 27, a 22 year old student, Vera Omozuma, was assaulted in a church in Benin and subsequently died as a result of injuries sustained during the attack.

Days later, another student, 18 year old Barakat Bello, was also raped and killed in her parents' residence in Ibadan.

Following the outrage on social media over the video showing the three-year-old girl being violated, the police declared him wanted.

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Adeyeye, who resides at Kajola Street, Shagamu, Ogun State, was picked up by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command in an interstate operation. Police spokesman in Lagos, Bala Elkana, confirmed the arrest.

According to Bala, the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, had ordered detectives from the Gender Unit to analyse the video and apprehend the suspect. After tracking him, Adeyeye was arrested on June 5, 2020 at about 11 am. The suspect was arrested through the concerted efforts of well-meaning Nigerians and detectives from its gender unit.

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The suspect has been handed over to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba for prosecution. In a video shared by Mr Elkana, the suspect said it was not his first time kissing the child. He claimed that the incipient happened around 8 p.m. at their residence, while their father and neighbours were present.

“I was sitting outside with my sister, we were playing outside in public. My Daddy was sitting beside me, with my neighbours and we were playing.

The suspect recalled he recorded the act and posted it on his WhatsApp status because he felt it meant nothing important. He added that one of his contacts made the video go viral.

“I did a video with the girl, kissing her with no bad intentions. After I did the video, I uploaded on my WhatsApp status and a lady messaged me that I’m a rapist.

“I was like, this is not the first time of me posting this baby girl and you know her very well. She blocked me immediately, she recorded it and posted it on her WhatsApp status and social media,” the suspect narrated.

He further narrated that he did a video apologising to Nigerians for what he did.

“I am really sorry, I didn’t know it will be this bad, because of the relationship between me and my sister,” he said.

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Meanwhile, the command urged citizens to continue to speak out against sexual and gender-based violence and help the police put an end to rape, child abuse and crime against women and children. The Police also released numbers to lodge complaints on rape, child abuse or domestic violence.

They are: 08175899289, 09062887858, 09062887856, 09062887849, 09062887841, 09062887870, 08023532283, 09062887864, 09062887861 and 09062887860.

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