As LASG Warns Against Anti-Social Behaviour
The Lagos State
Police Command has arrested a socialite,
Mike Eze-Nwalie Nwogu popularly
known as ‘Pretty Mike’ for dehumanizing young girls by turning them
into human puppies with chains round their necks.
Nwogu, a 30-year-old club owner in Ikeja area of the State, was
arrested on Wednesday by the police on the orders of the Lagos State
Government after news emerged on social media of the development.
The suspect, in pictures which had since gone viral on the internet,
was seen putting leash on young girls and leading them to a wedding in
Lagos.
The development caused outrage from many quarters with
people calling on government to act fast to put a rein on such type of
bizarre anti-social behavior.
Nwogu was said to be cooperating
with investigation and had given useful statement to the police and was
released after given an undertaking to desist from putting any woman or
man on a leash to dehumanize them.
According to the undertaking,
Nwogu admitted knowing his action was against the law, but pledged not
to further indulge in such behaviour.
The undertaking read in
part: “I, Mike Eze Nwalie, A.K.A Pretty Mike of 21A Magodo GRA, Luma
Street, do hereby undertake to stop whatever act of putting girls on a
leash or any other degrading treatment to ladies and guys.
“I am aware that such act offends the law of the State of Lagos and if I repeat it again, there will be legal act towards me.
“I undertake to issue a letter of apology to the public effective from tomorrow on all my social media platforms.”
Speaking on the matter, the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner
for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem said the State Government will not
tolerate any anti-social behavior that attempt to dehumanize any citizen
in the State.
Kazeem restated the government’s determination to
prosecute any individual or group of persons who violate any law of the
State under any guise.
“The Lagos State Government is committed
to the protection of the rights of all citizens including children,
women and all the vulnerable persons in the State,” Kazeem said.
SIGNED
BOLA AKINGBADE
DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
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