The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed a total number of 91 cases of rape were recorded between January and February.
The police added that of gender-based violence were 127 within the same period in the state.
Commissioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu made this known at a press briefing on the cases handled by the command in the first two months of 2021.
Odumosu did not however clarify if all suspects involved in the rape and gender-based violence cases were apprehended.
The police boss explained a total number of 3,258 cases were charged to court between January and February for different offences, saying out of this number, 1,107 persons have been convicted and fined.
The CP reiterated the command’s resolve to combat crimes and improve the security architecture of Lagos State.
It is recalled that recently four teenagers gang-raped a girl at the Ejigbo area of Lagos, while it is also on record that other cases of rape and gender-based violence were also recorded in the state during the period.
