Lagos State Police Command has arrested a
man, identified simply as Julius, for allegedly raping a seven-year-old
girl (names withheld), damaging her private parts and distorting her
urination.
PUNCH Metro learnt that
29-year-old Julius, who lived in a rented apartment on Obafalabi Street,
Ojodu Berger area of Lagos, allegedly tricked the little girl into his
room on the night of Saturday, July 26, and had illegal carnal knowledge
of her.
Our correspondent gathered that the
victim, a primary one pupil, was the daughter of Julius’s co-tenant. It
was further learnt that Julius, who hails from Benin, Edo State, was not
married and lived in the apartment with his mother.
Our correspondent learnt that on the
fateful evening, the victim’s family, who were Muslims, had gone for
prayer in a mosque and expected the child to come with them, but could
not find her. However, when the family returned, the girl was said to
have sneaked out of the suspect’s room, with obvious signs of pain.
Upon interrogation by her parents, the
girl was said to have confessed that she was coming from Julius’s room,
where he allegedly asked her to remove her pants, while he climbed on
her and raped her.
After the confession, the parents were said to have
reported the incident at the Ojodu Abiodun Division and Julius was
arrested.
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