The Lagos State Police Command has called on the author of an article purporting that the lady who claimed in a viral video to have had sex with a dog has died due to Infection to help it out so as to seek information that would help the security agency conclude or close the investigation on the saga.
The article in question, according to a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, was published on May 10, 2022 and credited to one Kayode Ajiboye in Independent Newspapers.
Hundeyin’s statement read in part: “Shockingly, however, the author claimed he could not verify the story but simply lifted it from an online blog. Not only did this author not credit the original source (plagiarism) of the news in consonance with simple ethics of journalism, he also made no attempt to fact-check the news, thereby making himself susceptible to the spreading of fake news, especially knowing how critical and sensitive the facts in issue were.
“Available facts suggest that the author is in cahoot with the wanted suspect to help her evade justice, which in itself is a criminal offence.
“While it is the duty of every Nigerian to support the police in any ongoing investigation, it is an established fact that it is criminal to publish false information with intent to mislead the public. It is equally criminal to subvert criminal investigation and obstruct police officers in the discharge of their duties.
“In line with its stance on transparency, the Lagos State Police Command brings this update to Nigerians and gives assurances that the ongoing investigation has been re-focused appropriately.
“While available leads are being followed, the Command encourages anyone with useful information on the matter to make the same available to the police using any of our available communication channels.”