The Ogun Police Command have warned women
especially young girls to apply caution while seeking fun
during the yuletide, saying rape cases may soar higher
in the state during the festive period.
The spokesman of the Ogun Police Command, Mr
Muyiwa Adejobi, told The Nation that with the approach
of yuletide, there is the possibility that rapists would
want exploit the mood of the season to lure
unsuspecting fun – seeking ladies and girls to where
they could be raped.
Adejobi advised ladies to avoid hanging out with
strangers or pass through unfamiliar or dark pathways
by night during the yuletide.
He also cautioned them against wearing revealing attires
when going out, consumption of beer or wine and going
out with new acquaintances as that could exposed them
to the risk of sexual assault by persons with inclinations
for gang rape during the yuletide.
Meanwhile, the command has appointed Chief
Superintendent of Police(CSP) Gbenga Megbope as the
new head of the Special Anti Robbery Squad in the state.
