The Edo State Police Command has arrested a father who uses his 4-year-old daughter for adult contents and uploaded her video on social media platforms.
This follows an alert from Nigerians on social media who drew the attention of relevant authorities to the obscene photos of the minor posted on an Instagram account handled by the suspect. .
Social media users feared that the minor is a victim of sexual exploitation and called on the police to immediately arrest the men, including the photographer who took the birthday photos.
Spokesperson of the command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, however confirmed the arrest in a statement on Sunday, May 12, 2024.
He said the girl’s 28-year-old father has been arrested by the operatives of the command in Auchi, the administrative headquarters of Etsako West Local Government Area.
Nwabuzor had said that the command was aware of the trending video of a child of about four years old who was conspicuously naked and used as adult content in an undisclosed hotel in Auchi.
“The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adegboye, immediately drafted a tactical team to go out and arrest the suspect and his cohort.
“Within 12 hours, the father of the girl was arrested. An investigation has commenced. Further revelations will be made known to the public,” he stated.
Speaking on the incident, Commissioner of Police Funsho Adegboye said: “It is true the incident happened. We are taking it up.
“The Edo State Commissioner for Gender is interested in the case; the office of the first lady of the state is also interested in the case, and it is being handled appropriately.”
Reacting to the disturbing posts, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) urged the public to desist from further sharing photos of the child.
“This is Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSCAM) which is a crime. We are working on contacting Meta to bring down the accounts while we track the offenders,” the agency stated.
“We urge the public to desist from further sharing unsanitised pictures of this child; you are adding to the distribution of SCAM which is also a crime.”
