By Deborah Nnamdi
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 38-year-old man alongside his friend for allegedly defiling and impregnating his 14-year-old stepdaughter.
The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos.
He said that the suspects allegedly conspired to sexually defile the girl in the Okokomaiko area of the state.
Hundeyin said that the mother of the survivor reported the case on Friday, February 21, 2025, at the Okokomaiko Police Division.
“The survivor’s mother said that her daughter was defiled by her husband and his friend.
“The case was transferred from Okokomaiko police division to the Gender Unit Ikeja.
“The survivor is now carrying a nine-month pregnancy,” the spokesperson said.
According to Hundeyin, the case will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.
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