Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Abiodun Alabi, in a
statement said the Command has begun investigations into the matter with a view
to establishing the identities of the players in the video and the true
incident in the video.
Alabi, in the statement, issued by SP Benjamin Hundeyin,
Command’s spokesman, said the police are also investigating the video to know
the geographical location of the incident, the alleged threat to life against a
student of the school and circumstances surrounding the alleged repeated
pregnancy tests conducted on a student without parental consent.
“The Command is equally taking cognizance of the cybercrime
angle to the whole episode and would not hesitate to enlist the support of the
Interpol should the need arise.
“For a holistic and unbiased investigation, the Command
shall be working with relevant ministries, departments, agencies and
non-governmental organisations,” he said.
Alabi assured that due diligence would be observed to ensure
that there is no miscarriage of justice.
Earlier, the Lagos State Government ordered the shutting
down of Chrisland Schools in the State over the incident.
The government in a statement said its attention had been
drawn to the alleged sexual violence case involving students of Chrisland
Schools, which occurred in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The government said it is pertinent to note that all
allegations were being investigated by the relevant Ministries, Departments and
Agencies, including Ministry of Education, Office of Education Quality Assurance,
Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Ministry of Justice and the Lagos
State Domestic & Sexual Violence Agency, whilst the criminal allegations
have been escalated to the Commissioner of Police.
“In view of the allegations, we are committed to ensuring
that adequate medical and pscyho social support is provided.
“This is to reassure members of the public of the State
Government’s commitment to safety and child protection, especially in ensuring
that all child-centered institutions within the state, formulate and implement
policies and systems that are compliant with the Executive Order (NO.EO/AA08 of
2016), Lagos State Safeguarding and Child Protection Program.
“We also use this medium to remind the general public that
any person who engages in any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct
involving a child, commits an offence and is liable to custodial sentence of
fourteen (14) years. This includes “producing, distributing, receiving, or
possessing an image of child pornography”.
“In the meantime, all Chrisland Schools within Lagos State
are hereby closed, pending further investigations,” the statement said.