Lagos State Police arrest a 27 years old man who defile a nine months old baby at Ijora Badia.
At the early hours of the day 27 of March 2023, the people at railway of Ijora badia Lagos, was in a state of shock today, as a rape case escalated.
Lagos State Police arrest a man at his mid twenties, affirming he defile a nine months old baby girl.
As the spokesperson of Lagos Police, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Wednesday 29 of March affirm-ate the arrest of the young man to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
Hundeyin, vocalized that the case, was reported to the police, late hours of Monday 27 of March 2023 around 10:00pm, by a member of the community.
He explained that, the young man(suspect) went to the part of the apartment, where the nine months old baby girl was laid by her mother, observing when the baby’s mother quickly went out to buy something outside the building.
He said, "The suspect allegedly had sexual intercourse with the little baby and immediately ran away from the scene.”
"The mother of the baby, aged 16 years, came to the station with the baby and was issued medical form to enable her to take the child to the hospital for urgent medical attention.”
However, on Tuesday 28 of March 2023 at around 11:15pm, the suspect was fished out of his hideout by detectives from ljora Badia Divisional Police.
SP Hundeyin, said that the complainant and the suspect put down a written statement with respect to the case on ground, after some interrogation of the suspect, he confessed committing the crime.
The Police spokesperson Hudeyin, said that the scene of the crime was photographed when the police visited the place and a stained pant with blood was recovered as an exhibit.
He also mentioned that the case file and the suspect will be transferred to the Gender Section of the state command.
