A disturbing incident has sparked outrage after a man was caught allegedly attempting to lure a young girl hawking avocados with ₦1,000 for sexual purposes.
The incident, which surfaced in a viral video, was brought to light by content creator LordZeus in a post shared on IG on Monday, who confronted the suspect.
When questioned, the man denied the allegation and claimed to be the girl’s father. However, the child contradicted him, stating that he approached her and asked her to follow him to a secluded place so they could “touch body,” promising to give her ₦1,000. She added that when she refused, the man brought out the cash in an attempt to persuade her.
During the confrontation, some bystanders pleaded on behalf of the suspect, claiming he was mentally unstable and alleging that the girl was not the first child he had approached.
“Leave him, he’s not well,” one voice said in the video.
Reacting, LordZeus challenged the defence, questioning why alleged mental illness should excuse such behaviour toward a minor.
He also used the moment to caution parents against sending young girls out to hawk.
He wrote, “Parents please, no matter how hard life gets, do not allow your girl child especially underage to hawk on the streets alone. Even If they must hawk, hawk alongside them.
“They are constantly at risk of se*xual harassment, and many of them will never speak up. I’ve hawked before, so I know exactly what life on the street is like.
“Imagine if this man was able to manipulate the little girl with just 1,000 naira, this will be unimaginable.
“Ihe na-eme nu o. Let’s do everything possible to protect our girl children. Their safety and dignity must come first before any other thing. It can only get better ❤️🩹”
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