Policemen attached to Area ‘B’ Command, Apapa, Lagos, have arrested a 54-year-old man for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl in Ajegunle area of Lagos. The victim (names withheld ) told policemen that the suspect, who is her late father’s friend, had had carnal knowledge of her twice.
The little girl gave a graphic description of how her late father’s friend, whose identity was given simply as Ayela, had carnal knowledge of her in his apartment located on Mission Street. She disclosed that the suspect had on both occasions called her into his apartment while she was running errands for her grandmother and that at the end of the assault, gave her N50.
The bubble burst weekend, after a curious woman, who sighted the little girl coming out of the suspect’s apartment, reportedly asked her what happened behind closed door.
Her revelation, it was gathered, led to the invitation of policemen and subsequent arrest of the suspect. However, the suspect denied the allegation, but admitted to have offered the girl money each time he saw her because of the relationship he had with her late father. He said: “How can I rape my late friend’s daughter? They live on Ayorinde Street, while I live at Mission Street.
“Any time I see her passing by, I usually gave her money. Sometimes she comes to say hello. On this day, she just opened my door without knocking. I swear I did not rape her.”
The girl interrupted him, saying: “He is lying. He did it sometime ago. This is not the first time. It is the second time.” The girl, according to police sources, had been taken to the hospital for examination. The outcome of the result, which is expected to be out today, police sources hinted, would inform the next line of action on the matter.
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