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Mercy Aigbe’s estranged husband, Lanre Gentry is in more deep troubles as the Lagos State Government has written to the Nigerian Police demanding that it forwards the duplicate of the case file. According to reports gathered by TheNewsGuru, by requesting for the case file, the government has exhibited the resolve not to back down from the controversial case between Aigbe and her husband, Lanre Gentry
The State Government through the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, DPP in a letter indicated its interest in prosecuting the alleged case of assault. The resolve to write the Police was sequel to the result of the medical check-up conducted on the actress that indicated alleged assault by her husband. It was learned that aside writing to the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigative Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos Mainland Local Government, DPP also copied other relevant agencies, to alert them of its plan.
The Lagos State Government argued that the assault contravene sections 171, 243 and 244 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. Recall that Coordinator of the State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team, DSVRT, Mrs. Titilola Vivour- Adeniyi, had during his sensitization programmes argued that Domestic Violence is a crime committed against the State. She explained that if anyone is beaten or suffered abused, the State is also being abused, noting, we must begin to renew our mindsets and treat Domestic Violence for what it is; a crime against the State”.