Lagos police arrest stepfather, two others for allegedly defiling 12-year-old girl
by Adeola Balogun · The Eagle OnlineThe Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested three suspects, including a stepfather, for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl in the Ago, Okota area of the state.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Lagos.
He identified the suspects as: Chibuzo Benjamin, 43, the victim’s stepfather, Sunday Akpan, 51; and Emmanuel Okechukwu, 42.
Hundeyin said that the Ago Okota Police Division received information from a relative 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.
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“One of the alleged suspects, Benjamin, is the 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 that the case was transferred to the Gender unit of the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja.
According to him, the suspects were arraigned in court for defilement on Friday.
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