The Police in Lagos State have arrested Ayo Adenupebi, a 20-year-old resident of Ise town in Akodo.
Detectives at the Akodo Division arrested him for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old minor (name withheld) who lives on the same street.
Police spokesman, Adekunle Ajisebutu, in a statement on Wednesday, said the October 1 incident was reported after the victim’s elder sister noticed blood stains on her thigh.
When asked, the victim revealed that the suspect raped and warned her against telling parents or anyone.
Following a formal report by the victim’s father, officers tracked and arrested Adenupebi.
“Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime but pleaded for leniency”, the Public Relations Officer disclosed.
The victim has been taken to the hospital for medical treatment.
Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, directed that the suspect be transferred to the Gender Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department for investigation and prosecution.
The CP condemned the criminal act and advised parents and guardians to always keep an eye on their children and wards.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has concluded plans to release the results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
Cardiologists and public health physicians have warned Nigerians against excessive consumption of cold water, stressing that it can lead to…
The Chang’e 6, China’s next robotic spacecraft to the moon, has been scheduled to set out on its journey in…
Gbenga Oloniniran writes about the discrimination experienced by some Nigerians on the premises of foreign businesses where they are met…
It's scientifically ambitious. It's aeronautically daring. And it's unflinchingly expensive. It's NASA's newly approved mission to Saturn's moon, Titan, where…
Since the coup d’état on May 24, 2021, a transition government has been in charge of Mali and shows no…