Operatives of the Lagos State police command attached to Festac division have arrested one 43-year-old Jonas Nnubia, for defiling his wife’s niece at 1st Avenue, L Close, in Festac area of the state.
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The victim, 12, who was taken to the police station in the company of some officials of the Child Protection Network, Lagos State, alleged that the suspect had defiled her many times and warned her not to tell anyone.
The victim, whose name was withheld, was later taken to the hospital for necessary medical examination, to assist the police in carrying out investigation on the matter.
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Confirming the incident to journalists, spokesperson of the police command, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the state’s commissioner of police, Hakeem Odumosu, has directed that the suspect be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for proper investigation and possible prosecution.