The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man,
identified simply as Julius, for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl (names
withheld), damaging her private parts and distorting her urination.
PUNCH Metro learnt that 29-year-old Julius, who
lived in a rented apartment on Obafalabi Street, Ojodu Berger area of Lagos,
allegedly tricked the little girl into his room on the night of Saturday, July
26, and had illegal carnal knowledge of her.
Our correspondent gathered that the victim, a
primary one pupil, was the daughter of Julius’s co-tenant. It was further
learnt that Julius, who hails from Benin, Edo State, was not married and lived
in the apartment with his mother.
Our correspondent learnt that on the fateful
evening, the victim’s family, who were Muslims, had gone for prayer in a mosque
and expected the child to come with them, but could not find her. However, when
the family returned, the girl was said to have sneaked out of the suspect’s
room, with obvious signs of pain.
Upon interrogation by her parents, the girl was
said to have confessed that she was coming from Julius’s room, where he
allegedly asked her to remove her pants, while he climbed on her and raped her.
After the confession, the parents were said to have reported the incident at
the Ojodu Abiodun Division and Julius was arrested.
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| Julius' rented apartment |
When our correspondent visited Julius’s apartment
on Tuesday morning, the victim’s mother, a northerner who hails from Kebbi
State, told PUNCH Metro that the girl could not urinate properly after the
incident, adding that she was being treated at a private hospital.
She said, “On that evening, when we came back from
the mosque, she could not bend down properly. I asked her where she went and
she initially lied, but later said she had been in his room.
“She said the man asked her to remove her pants,
and he put his organ into her, stating that he was just playing with her. I
then asked her to repeat the same to her daddy when he came back. But in the
morning when we confronted Julius, he denied it. Then we called our family nurse,
who came, tested her, and confirmed that she had been raped.
“That same day, we took her to a private hospital
where the doctor also confirmed that she had been raped the day before, and on
several occasions. So, we reported at the police station. From that day, I
observed she could not hold her urine.
“A girl who had stopped bedwetting suddenly began
to urinate during sleep. The medical personnel said there was a damage to her
private parts that needed to be treated. That was how she resumed treatment at
the hospital.”
When our correspondent got to the hospital where
the victim was being treated, her medical report, which was signed by a doctor,
identified simply as Dr. Sanni, stated among other things that there was a
breach of hymen and the absence of labia minora.
One of the nurses, who craved anonymity, said the
girl had been coming for treatment for about two weeks.
At the rented apartment, Julius’s room was locked,
while his mother staying with him could not be reached for comments as of the
time of this report. Also, she could not be reached on the phone number
supplied by the co-tenants.
The Lagos State Deputy Police Public Relations
Officer, Lelma Kolle, confirmed the arrest of the suspect, and added that the
case, because of its severity, had been transferred to the State Criminal
Investigation Department, Yaba.
He said, “The suspect was arrested by the Ojodu
Abiodun Police Division in connection with the rape of a seven-year-old girl
who had some wounds on her and could not urinate properly.
“But the case has been transferred to the State
Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba for further investigation. The suspect
is presently being detained at the SCID.”
Source: Punch
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