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Lagos Rape: LSHA Wants Quick Prosecution LAGOS - commissioner of police Lagos State Command has been asked to ensure that offenders in rape and defilement of minors be prosecuted in line with child rights law. The house also called on Ministry of Information and strategy to embark on sensitization programme to educate parents and guardians on need to be vigilant. In the same vien, the lawmakers appealed to committee on judiciary and public petition to look into child rights law. However, moving a motion on the issue, Hon. Omowunmi Olatunji Edet said “ the house notes with great concern the growing incident of rape and defilement of minor as recently disclosed by ministry of justice that 427 rape cases reported were prosecuted and jailed
Expert Suggests Audit Of All Buildings
LAGOS - Mr Folorunsho Alli, a former General Manager, Lagos State Urban Renewal Authority (LASURA), has suggested comprehensive audit of all buildings in the state to check incidence of building collapse. Alli gave the suggestion in an interview with newsmen in Lagos on the sideline of a public hearing of the Tribunal of Inquiry on Collapsed Buildings in Lagos State. He urged the state government to take appropriate steps to avert collapse of distressed buildings. According to him, many buildings in the state were dilapidated and ageing, “Audit of building is all about conducting integrity test on a building to ascertain its stability. “It reveals the structural capacity of a building that is giving signs of distress,’’ Alli said. According to him, to audit buildings in Lagos will not take more than three months to complete if the state government can be proactive in the exercise. Alli advised the government and residents to develop good maintenance culture, saying that poor maintenance could lead to early collapse of buildings. “If Lagosians can ensure proper maintenance of their structures, the incidence of collapsed buildings will be curtailed,’’ he said.
through the effort of the public defenders (OPS)”. She further stated that provision of section 10 of the child rights law 2007 stated that every child is entitled for respect for dignity of his person, no child shall be subjected to physical, mental or emotional injury, abuse, neglect or maltreatment including sexual abuse and no person shall have sexual intercourse with a child, Hon. Omowunmi Edet stressed. Commenting, Hon. Olusegun Ishawu said “parents and schools should be compelled to report a case of defilement”. Hon. Rotimi
Olowo aligned himself with the submission that parents who failed to report must be punished while Hon. Dr Adeyeye called on government to establish a denim lab to examine rape victim. Also speaking Hon. Lola Akande said “rape makes the victim bruised, the issue is enforcement”. She advised parents to prevent their children from associating with strangers. She said nobody wants to come to the house and complain for fear of stigmization, adding that children should be trained on the act of self defense.
Funso Williams avenue in Lagos as NUPENG suspends strike yesterday.
Lagos House Wants Improved Security In Yaba
By SURAJU RAJI
LAGOS State House of Assembly has directed the commander of Rapid Response Squad in Lagos to improve security in Yaba and to station RRS vehicles in all strategic areas. The motion moved by Hon Moshood Oshun, representing Lagos Mainland 11, in the House, under matter of urgent public importance, stated that there was incident of armed robbery at Iwaya in Yaba Local Government and two police from Sabo Police station were wounded. He also added that robbers killed two persons in Bornu way in the same local government area. The lawmaker disclosed that the Divisional police officer at Sabo division told him that his men went to the scene and saw that the robbers were armed with more sophisticated weapons. Hon. Oshun also disclosed that robbery is rampant in his constituency. He lamented that police have no sophisticated weapons. He demanded for RRS patrol vehicles to be stationed at Iwaya. Speaking on the issue, the speaker, Rt Hon.
Adeyemi Ikuforiji said “Lagos state government has provided armoured personnel careers for police; the police Security Trust Fund has
provided vehicles for police.” In addition, Hon Rotimi Olowo called for decentralization of Rapid Response Squad in
Lagos, lamenting the robbers’ sophisticated weapons passed through our border which he described as porous.
Tourism Committee of Lagos Bar Beach, has advised all tiers of government to expand the coastlines across the country, to increase investment in beach tourism. Ekanem told newsmen in Lagos that the expansion would attract more investors and
project the country as tourists’ destination. According to him, beach tourism is a major investment by many countries across the globe. “Nigeria is endowed with a vast coastline, spread across the country, which has been lying untapped.
“Government should make more efforts to expand the coastlines as a means of attracting tourists and generating foreign exchange for the country,’’ Ekanem said. He said that more effort should be made to upgrade the existing beaches to international standard.
Olowo expressed surprise why robbers should be more armed while Hon. Mudashiru Egberongbe appealed for equipping police with walking talkies to enable them call for reinforcement.
Stakeholders Call For Expansion Of LAGOS- Mr Effiong Ekanem advised that Coastlines Ekanem, the Chairman, safety measures to
Refuse at barracks bus stop on Funso Williams avenue in Lagos yesterday.
safeguard human lives and properties along the coastlines, should be implemented in all beaches nationwide. He also urged government to hasten infrastructure development across the country, adding that advanced infrastructure would augment tourism development.