A
29 year old man, simply identified as Julius, who resides in a rented
apartment on Obafalabi Street, Ojodu Beggar area of Lagos, has been
arrested by the Lagos state Police Command for having carnal knowledge
of a seven-year-old girl.
He not only damaged her private parts but distorted her ability to urinate in the process.
According
to reports, Julius tricked the little girl, a primary one pupil and
daughter of Julius’ co-tenant into his room on a Saturday night where he
raped her.
The victim’s mother, a northerner who hails from Kebbi
State, told Punch that, “On that evening, when we came back from the
mosque, she could not bend down properly. I asked her where she went and
she initially lied.
Upon interrogation by her parents, the girl
was said to have confessed that she was coming from Julius’ 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 Police Division and Julius was
arrested.
“She said the man asked her to remove her pants, and he
put his organ into her, stating that he was just playing with her. I
then asked her to repeat the same to her daddy when he came back. But in
the morning when we confronted Julius, he denied it. Then we called our
family nurse, who came, tested her, and confirmed that she had been
raped.
“That
same day, we took her to a private hospital where the doctor also
confirmed that she had been raped the day before, and on several
occasions. So, we reported at the police station. From that day, I
observed she could not hold her urine.
“A girl who had stopped
bed-wetting suddenly began to urinate during sleep. The medical
personnel said there was a damage to her private parts that needed to be
treated. That was how she resumed treatment at the hospital.”
Confirming
the report, the Lagos State Deputy Police Public Relations Officer,
Lelma Kolle, said “The suspect was arrested by the Ojodu Abiodun
Police Division in connection with the rape of a seven-year-old girl who
had some wounds on her and could not urinate properly.
“But
the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation
Department, Yaba for further investigation. The suspect is presently
being detained at the SCID.”
