The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 52-year-old man, Tomswell Feyi, for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State.
It was gathered that the suspect, who lives on the same street as the girl on Aiyetoro Street, Ebute Metta, Lagos,
sexually assaulted her in his room.
The mother of the victim reported the incident at the Yaba Police Division.
Following the report, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Fatai Tijani, directed that the case be transferred from
Yaba Police Division to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti Yaba, for further investigation.
A police source said that the complainant reported that her daughter, was sent by her father on an errand to buy bread at about 9:00 p.m. on Oct. 15.
The mother became worried when the girl’s whereabouts remained unknown about 20 minutes after she left home.
“The woman subsequently encountered the suspect and asked whether he had seen her daughter.
“The suspect claimed that he had sent the girl on an errand, ” he said.
The source said the mother searched the suspect’s room and found her daughter inside, crying.
“She discovered that the child was bleeding from her vaginal area and immediately took her away, ” he said.
The source said that the victim was currently undergoing medical care in a government hospital as a result of the bleedings and her traumatic experience. Meanwhile, it was also learnt that the suspect was in police custody, while detectives attached to the Gender Unit of the State CID Panti were investigating the case.
The source further assured that the suspect had been properly profiled by the police department and would be charged to court after the conclusion of the investigation.
