A hotelier in Lagos has been detained by the police for allegedly sexually assaulting male students in his hotel. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone-2 Command, Lagos, AIG Adegoke Fayoade, confirmed the detention to the on Wednesday.
According to AIG Fayoade, the hotelier was detained after a 16-year-old secondary school student confessed to his mother that he was sodomized by the suspect at his hotel located at Bucknor in the Isheri Oshun area of the state. The boy’s parents reported the case to the police at Zone 2, leading to the hotelier’s detention.
The victim alleged that the suspect lured him and four other students to his hotel, where he sexually assaulted them.
The police were able to obtain a detailed account of the incident from one of the students, who brought a laptop to the police station to corroborate the victim’s story.
The police are currently investigating the matter, and the hotelier will remain in detention pending the conclusion of the investigation.
The case has raised concerns about the safety and well-being of children in the community and the need for vigilance in preventing such incidents.
