Sharing Child Pornography Attracts 14 Years In Jail– Lagos Govt
The Lagos State Government issued a warning on Monday that distributing or receiving photos depicting child pornography is a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison under state statutes.
The warning comes after accusations that certain Chrisland students were involved in an alleged incidence of sexual violence in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The government has ordered the closure of all Chrisland schools in the state pending the outcome of the probe.
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“We also use this medium to remind the general public that any person who engages in any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct involving a child, commits an offence and is liable to custodial sentence of fourteen (14) years,” the government said.
“This includes ‘producing, distributing, receiving, or possessing an image of child pornography’”.
On Monday, a video of the mother of an accused victim pleading for help went viral, igniting debate and controversy.
Chrisland, she claimed, had attempted to conceal the situation.
Ubi Franklin stated in a video that Chrisland suspended her daughter when the school discovered she was aware of the severity of the alleged abuse.
Chrisland is yet to officially respond to the allegations.
In an indefinite suspension letter sighted by Channels Television and signed by Chrisland’s Head Teacher, G.I. Azike, the school said the alleged victim “with a few of her counterparts willfully participated in a game they called ‘Truth or Dare’, a game which led her and a few other co-learners to carry out immoral act after the lights out instruction was given.”
The school said all efforts to inform her parent about the incident “has proved to be futile.”
