The police in Lagos State have arrested three suspects, including a stepfather, for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl in Ago, Okota area.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this on Saturday, identified the suspects as Chibuzo Benjamin-43 (victim’s stepfather), Sunday Akpan (51) and Emmanuel Okechukwu (42).
Hundeyin said, “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 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 that Benjamin and Akpan confessed to the crime, while the third suspect, Okechukwu, denied the allegation. (NAN)