The Rascality of Paedophiles in Lagos State Nigeria in 2017 and 2018: A Wake up Call on Stake Holders

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dc.contributor.authorNwaechefu, Hilary
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-28T17:38:20Z
dc.date.available2022-07-28T17:38:20Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThe years of 2017 and 2018 under review had recorded so many cases bordering on the rascal activities of Paedophiles on children by way of incestuous acts and defilements in Lagos. Some legislative instruments had been passed with the view to Stemming the tide and thus save the Nigeria child from the harrowing experience of defilements. Although defilement of children is classified as part of domestic violence, the criminal law and the law prohibiting domestic violence applicable in Lagos state appear not to be deterrent enough; hence the rising trend in the offence. While the incestuous acts committed on children (also defilement) involve persons with the same blood affinity, the offence of defilements generally involve persons with or without blood affinity. The primary objective of this paper is therefore to identify the reasons why there are so many incidence of defilements and incestuous acts in Lagos state notwithstanding legislations. This paper also identifies what constitutes defilements and incestuous act, instances of defilement of children in Lagos state of Nigeria and makes recommendations to check and minimize this serious offence in our society. This paper approaches the topic by reference to Statute books, Law text books, Law reports, Internet sources, Newspapers. The findings in this paper are that, lack of self control, quest for sudden wealth by those whouse human beings for money ritual, paedophiliac nature in some males coupled with corruption lead to defilement of minors. This paper makes recommendations towards stemming the tide.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/3489
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Private Lawen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol 2, No. 1;
dc.subjectPaedophileen_US
dc.subjectIncesten_US
dc.subjectDefilementen_US
dc.subjectRapeen_US
dc.subjectCrime prosecutionen_US
dc.titleThe Rascality of Paedophiles in Lagos State Nigeria in 2017 and 2018: A Wake up Call on Stake Holdersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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