Man, 34, arrested for defiling friend’s 10-year-old daughter

Etim Ekpimah

Police detectives attached to the Ajegunle Division have arrested a 34-year-old married man, Godwin Iroro, for defiling his friend’s 10-year-old daughter (name withheld).

It was gathered that the suspect was arrested on November 25, 2021, following a complaint lodged at the police station by the victim’s father, Chukwudi Chime, who upon noticing the unusual and awkward movements of his daughter quizzed her on her awkward behaviour.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos State, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu (ANIPR), said the little girl when queried, revealed that her father’s friend, a father of four who also lives in the same house at 5, Iyalode Street, Ajegunle, Lagos, had carnal knowledge of her when her father was not at home.

He said: “Preliminary investigation revealed that both men are separated from their wives. While the victim lives with her father at the above address, the suspect’s four children live with their mother in Asaba, Delta State.

“The suspect, upon interrogation, confessed to the crime but blamed it on the devil. He also confessed to having sexually abused the little girl only twice before the evil was uncovered.”

He said, the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, angered by the beastly attitude of the paedophile, immediately directed that the man be transferred to the Gender Unit of the Police Command for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution.

The CP, however, warns such licentious men who would not keep their restless manhood in check to desist from such contemptible act or face the grave consequences.