A 35-year-old Nigerian man has been sentenced to eight years and eleven months in prison by a United Kingdom court after being convicted of multiple segxwal offences against two women in London.
Victor Komolafe — who operated under the aliases Ghost and Xavier — was handed the custodial sentence at Woolwich Crown Court on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, following his earlier conviction on four counts of segxwal abuse at Snaresbrook Crown Court on April 23. The charges included attempted rape, segxwal assault, and two counts of assault by penetration against two victims who were unknown to each other.
Beyond the prison term, Komolafe was slapped with a lifelong segxwal Harm Prevention Order and placed permanently on the sex offenders register.
The conviction was secured through the Metropolitan Police's V100 programme — a specialist initiative that harnesses data and intelligence to compile a monthly list of the 100 individuals considered the greatest threat to women and girls across London. Officers pursue these targets using tactics borrowed from counter-terrorism policing. Komolafe's conviction marks the 208th successful prosecution under the programme since its launch in 2023.
Investigations began on August 10, 2023, when the first victim filed a segxwal assault report. When questioned, Komolafe claimed the encounter was consensual and initiated by the complainant. Despite deliberate efforts on his part to conceal his identity, name, and address from his victims, forensic analysis contradicted his account and corroborated the victim's report.
Within weeks, a second report emerged. On September 25, 2023, another woman alleged that Komolafe had segxwally assaulted her two days earlier. The second victim recounted being deliberately denied food and water — a calculated tactic to weaken and incapacitate her — before Komolafe committed further offences inside a vehicle belonging to his partner. He again denied the assault, but investigators recovered forensic evidence, including semen traced to the defendant, on the victim's clothing.
Detectives Jo Cheug and Helen Codes, who led the investigation, described Komolafe as someone who weaponised trust to gain access to his victims.
"Komolafe would hide behind a guise of familiarity and friendship with his victims; this enabled him to exploit formed connections and target these women for his abusive crimes," they said in a joint statement. "The bravery of both victims coming forward emphasises their strength of character, and their willingness to speak out against abusers such as Komolafe. Their courage and determination enabled our investigation to achieve the justice they desperately deserved."
One of the victims, speaking publicly to encourage others, urged anyone who may have been harmed by Komolafe to come forward.
"If you have a feeling that something happened to you against your will, go to the police. It's worth speaking up even if you're not sure," she said. "People like him need to face justice. He won't be able to hurt you now — try and find the strength to do that."
The Metropolitan Police, in a statement issued on Friday, June 5, reaffirmed its commitment to the V100 initiative, describing it as a critical tool in safeguarding London's women and girls from high-risk predators.
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