Police arrest three for allegedly defiling 15-year-old girl
by Ganiyu Mubarak · The Eagle OnlineThe Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested three suspects for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl in the Festac area of the state.
The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest of the suspects to journalists on Wednesday in Lagos.
Hundeyin identified the suspects as Vincent Omar, 22; Leonard Nwodo, 30; and Henry Chiokwe, 17.
The Police Public Relations Officer said that a complainant reported the case at Area ‘E’ Festac Command on September 26 on behalf of the teenager.
Hundeyin, a Superintendent of Police, said: “The survivor alleged that she met Omar sometime in 2022, when she was 13 years old and they exchanged phone numbers and ever since then he calls her on phone to come to his house and he asked her to give him a blow job.
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“She stated further that sometimes in May 2024, she met Omar’s friend, Nwodo, at her mother’s shop and they also exchanged phone numbers and that Nwodo also invited her to Omar’s house, where he had carnal knowledge of her.
“She said that Chiokwe also had carnal knowledge of her.”
The spokesperson said that Omar and Chiokwe threatened to post the girl’s nude pictures on the internet, hence the report at the police station.
According to Hundeyin, the suspects have been arraigned.
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