Man arrested for defiling neighbour's 5-year old daughter

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Cyriacus Izuekwe

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There was a mild drama in Ejigbo on Friday as the police arrested a 35-year old man for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s five-year old daughter in Lagos state, southwest Nigeria.

The incident prompted parents who have girls in the area to embark on a private part check to ascertain that their daughters were not victims of the paedophile.

The parents told our reporter that they did so because Sunday the suspect always play with them whenever he was around.

The police at Ejigbo division arrested the suspect, Emmanuel Sunday after he allegedly lured the victim into his apartment and forcefully penetrated her.

The incident happened at Idowu street where John reside with the victim parents, our reporter learnt.

P.M. NEWS also gathered that the act was blown open after the victim started bleeding from her private part after she returned home.

She was also complaining of pains and was pointing to her private part. This prompted her mother to check her private part only to be left shell-shocked when she discovered the little girl had been defiled.

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When her mum asked her what happened, she told her that Sunday removed her pant and forced his penis into her vagina.

The five-year old was immediately taken to the General Hospital in Isolo where she is being treated and where other tests are presently carried out.

The matter was reported to the police and John was arrested and detained at the police cell.

When our reporter went to the station on Friday he was still detained in the cell.

Efforts to speak with him failed as our reporter was not granted such permission.

The Divisional police officer, DPO, was not around to comment on the matter when our reporter visited the division.

However, a police source said the DPO have directed that the matter be immediately transferred to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligent Department, SCIID, Panti, Yaba for further investigation.

Sunday’s neigbours who trooped to the station expressed shock over what happened and described Sunday as a quiet person who looked like he was incapable of doing such a thing.

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