The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three suspects including a stepfather for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl in the Ago, Okota area of the state. The suspects are identified as Chibuzo Benjamin, 43, the victim’s Emmanuel Okechukwu, 42.
Stepfather, Sunday Akpan, 51; and The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement yesterday said that Ago- Okota Police Division received a report 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.
“One of the alleged suspect, Benjamin is the step- father to the survivor, while the other two suspects resides on the same street with the survivor’s mother and step father,” he said. Hundeyin 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 Gender unit of the Lagos State Police command Ikeja. According to him, the suspects were arraigned in court for defilement on Friday.
