The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has appealed to the public for assistance in locating a TikTok user who recently shared a video alleging she was sexually assaulted in her apartment in Ogun State.
The agency confirmed on Tuesday through its official social media platforms that it was actively making efforts to contact the young woman to offer immediate support and begin appropriate intervention.
“We are actively making efforts to contact the survivor to offer immediate support and appropriate intervention, and to ascertain her location,” the agency stated. It urged anyone with credible information to contact the agency through its verified communication channels.
The agency emphasized that reports of sexual violence are treated with confidentiality and urgency, stressing that survivors deserve protection, care, and justice.
In the widely circulated video, the woman, identified on TikTok as Mirabel, narrated that the incident allegedly occurred on Sunday. She said she initially thought a familiar person had knocked on her door before she was attacked.
“I thought it was my neighbour… immediately I opened the door, I got pushed back, I hit my head on the fridge and passed out,” she said.
Regaining consciousness, she said, “There is a man over me, there is cloth stuffed in my mouth, I was just there mumbling… it is Sunday, most people had gone to church… Later, he left. I was bleeding… He used a face blade to cut me.”
Mirabel later received a message from a suspect identified as “Priston,” who confessed to the attack and claimed, “My father has the money to bury the case right before it gets to court… You can’t find me, and you don’t even have the money.”
In her most recent video on Tuesday, a crying Mirabel revealed she attempted suicide by drinking Sniper insecticide, crediting a friend for rushing her to the hospital. “I am too tired, I can’t respond to the message. I will respond when I get better, thank you,” she stated.
Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, said the case had been referred to the command’s Gender Unit. “I have also reached out to her through her TikTok handle. I sincerely hope she responds so we can conduct a thorough investigation,” she said.
The development follows another recent case where TikTok user Fems (@femsbaby_x) reported being raped alongside a friend following a modelling shoot in Lagos. After sharing her experience, she received legal assistance and reported that the case was being taken seriously.
The DSVA provided multiple contact channels for assistance, including phone numbers 0813-796-0048 and 0-8000-333-333, USSD *6820# (MTN), WhatsApp 0812-893-7058, and its official website at https://ekoselfreport.ng.
