A
15 year old girl working as a maid in the home of an Air force personnel at
the Air force Barracks Ikeja Lagos State has been allegedly sexually abused by her Master
W.O FARODOYE- an Air Force officer.
It
was gathered that everyday in the morning when his wife and children
have gone to work and school respectively ,officer Farodoye will sneak
home and allegedly force himself on the girl. The girl was quoted to
have said officer Farodoye also defiled her in the ,evening and in the
night when no one is watching.
According to the Advocates For Children and Vulnerable Persons Network, the girl has been complaining of stomach ache .
The
source said "She confided in a neighbour and that the man uses condom
wen perpetrating the act. The man comes back home maybe at break time to
sex the girl.Please how can we help the girl out because the man has threatened to kill the girl if she tells anybody'.
Following
the complaint, ACVPN coordinator Mr. Ebenezer Omejalile said
" We were
with the AIR Force Base Gender/ Legal team. We met the 2IC to the OC of
the Unit by name PW Adedeji. We presented the matter before PW Adedeji
and how urgently we need their cooperation to rescue the Survivor and
the Perpetrator W.O FARODOYE is arrested as well.PW Adedeji told us that
he would ensure the needful is taken up, but for fact that the Head of
operation is on his annual leave."
"He assured us
that before the close of work today he would reach out to us to come
over.We also informed PW Adedeji that we also gathered the survivor told
the mandated reporter that the Perpetrator has been abusing her from
Age 13 till date and she has started experiencing Stomach Ache.
PW ADEDEJI kept true to his word at about 3:30 PM today to inform us the Perpetrator and the Survivor are right before him.PW
Adedeji further told us that the survivor confirmed she has been under
consistent molestation in the hands of the Perpetrator.
According
to PW Adedeji the perpetrator W.O FARODOYE didn't denial the Survivors
claim, according to PW Adedeji who told us that the matter is now
official matter, he asked what is our position on this matter , we told
him our position is first of all the Survivor should be rescued and the perpetrator should be prosecuted so that this would serve as a detriment
to others .
PW ADEDEJI
told us to come back tomorrow with a working document for the Survivors
release, we have equally notified the The child protection Unit CPU
Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development MYSD Alausa Ikeja
for the placement, The CPU equally demanded for a letter from the AIR
FORCE BASE .We urge the CPU to earnestly work on rescuing the survivor
to a safe home. and it is of paramount importance that the prosecutor be
tried by the Law and not be given an air force trial! Thanks to all
involved ".
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