*Says pictures of convicts will be pasted at the last-known address.
According to the information made available to ASKLEGALPALACE, it was stated that in a bid to rid the State of sex offenders, the Delta State Ministry of Justice has taken its policy of naming and shaming convicted sex offenders a notch higher by publishing their names in the Delta State Ministry of Justice Sex Offender Register, the media as well as pasting the pictures of such sex offenders in the places they last lived in.
Hon. Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Delta State, in his recent statement, stated that it has become imperative to name-shame these convicted sex offenders in order to deter those who have the intention to commit sexual offences and also let the public know that, the Delta State Government frowns seriously at the commission of sexual offences and would prosecute anyone found committing such crimes.
This is in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of the Violence Against Persons Law 2020.
The first set of sex offenders to be named and shamed include Lukuman Yunusa a 46 year old indigene of Osun State who was formerly resident at 5, Jarret Street, Asaba. He was convicted and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment and now at the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State for the rape of a 10 years old girl. His name has been registered in the Delta State Ministry of Justice Sex Offender Register.
Endurance Oyenike is a 44 year old man and a native of Ogume, in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State and formerly resident in Ogbe-Echila Street, Ogbe-Ogume, Delta State.
He is currently serving a 10 years imprisonment with hard labour at the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Kwale, Delta State for rape.
His name has also been duly registered in the Delta State Ministry of Justice Sex Offender Register.
Also registered in the Delta State Ministry of Justice Sex Offender Register, is Friday Nweke, a 34 year old native of Odalekor Village in Nkwor LGA of Ebonyi State and formerly resident at Transformer Camp, Ominigboma, Oko.
He is presently serving a life imprisonment term at the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Warri for the rape of a 6 year old girl.
Ossai Mishark is a 33 year old convicted sex offender from Ossissa in Ndokwa East LGA of Delta State. Formerly resident in Umu-Ogbebulu Quarters of Ossissa, he is presently serving a 6 years imprisonment at the Nigerian Correctional Centre and Kwale for the rape of a 42 year old woman.
He has his name registered in the Delta State Ministry of Justice Sex Offender Register.
Equally registered in the Delta State Ministry of Justice Sex Offender Register is the Pastor of Sure Fire Ministry, Kwale- Pastor Frank Osehdi.
He is a 46 years old and a native of Isoko North LGA. He was formerly resident at 1st Iyatu by Asaba Expressway, Kwale.
He is serving 7 years imprisonment at the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Kwale for the rape of an 18 year old girl.