A man, identified as Afobaje Maiyegun, has been arrested by the police in Lagos for beating his wife.
Coordinator of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT), Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, who disclosed the man’s arrest on Thursday, said he would be charged to court on Friday.
Vivour-Adeniyi said Maiyegun’s arrest followed a video that went viral in which he was seen boasting that he had just beaten up his wife and that he was “waiting for her police” to come and arrest him.
She said a team of DSVRT reached out to ACP Gbolahan Odugbemi, Area Commander, Area J Police Station, who ensured the arrest of the man.
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According to her, preliminary investigation conducted revealed it was not the first time Maiyegun would perpetrate such a dastardly act.
Vivour-Adeniyi said a partner NGO, HerFessions Initiative, was also available to assist with the investigation.
“This is to sound a clear warning that the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared a zero tolerance to Sexual and Gender Based Violence in the State and as such perpetrators will face the full weight of the law,” she added.
