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Man Lures Eight-Year-Old Girl With Biscuits, Defile Her
The police in Lagos State have arrested a twenty-eight-year-old man identified as Adetayo Rasaq for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl in Ikorodu area of the State.
According to the command’s spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana, “On April 9th, a middle-aged man filed a report at the Ikorodu Police Station that his daughter was defiled by the suspect. The father of the victim said he returned home from work and met his eight-year-old daughter in pains, complaining of discomfort and stomach aches.”
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“On inquiry, she told her father that on 31st March 2020, Rasaq who lived on Alladi Ijelu Street, Agunfoye, Ikorodu gave her biscuits and took her to his room where he had carnal knowledge of her. The father said he took his daughter to the hospital for treatment and forensic examination.”
The police source said that the suspect who was a father of two had been arrested by detectives from the Juvenile Welfare Centre, Ikorodu Police Station, adding that the Commissioner of Police had directed that the case be transferred to Gender Unit, Command Headquarters, Ikeja for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution.
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