The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested three suspects, including a stepfather, for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl in Ago, Okota area of the state.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos.
He identified the suspects as: the victim’s stepfather, Chibuzo Benjamin, 43; Sunday Akpan, 51; and Emmanuel Okechukwu, 42.
Hundeyin said the Ago Okota Police Division received information from a relation of the survivor about the case.
“The case was reported by one Ngozi on behalf of her 12-year-old niece against the suspects,
“The complainant alleged that the suspects had been having unlawful carnal knowledge of the survivor since August 2024.
“One of the alleged suspects, Benjamin, is a stepfather to the survivor; while the other two alleged suspects reside on the same street with the survivor’s mother and stepfather,” he said.
The image maker said that Benjamin and Akpan confessed to the crime, while the third suspect, Okechukwu denied the allegation.
The spokesperson said the case has been transferred to Gender Unit of the Lagos State Police Command Ikeja.
According to him, the suspects were arraigned in court for defilement on Friday. (NAN)
