The Lagos State Police Command, has recorded 111 defilement cases between April and June, 2023.

Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this, said the command was concerned about the increasing number of defilement cases in the state.

Hundeyin, a Superintendent of Police said within the same period, 14 rape cases and 56 cases of domestic violence were recorded.

According to him, 99 suspects were charged to court within the period, saying 83 cases were currently under investigation, showing the command’s commitment to prosecuting any domestic and gender-based violence in the State.

Hundeyin said the remodeling of the command’s Gender Unit by Commissioner of Police Idowu Owohunwa, was an indication of his commitment to deal decisively with gender-based violence culprits.

He said more officers had been trained and added to the unit with a view to improving investigations on gender-based violence cases.

The Police spokesperson appealed to the public to always speak out when abused or when they witnessed gender and sexual abuses around them, and assured that the command would rise to protect their rights.