Police arrest men for allegedly raping underage girls in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Fatai Nafiu of No 9, Adetoke Street, Bariga, for forcefully having unlawful sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old girl (name withheld).
This was contained in a statement signed by the Lagos Command Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana and made available to newsmen in Lagos. Eklana stated that a team of detectives from the Family Support Unit, arrested the suspect who confessed to the crime. The victim has been taken to hospital for medical treatment and forensic examination. The suspect will be charged to court, he said. Elkana also said that one Taiwo Sheuases, 34, defiled a teenage girl of about 15 years in Bariga Market square. The suspect has been arrested by detectives from the Family Support Unit and he confessed to the commission of the crime. The victim has been taken to hospital for medical treatment and forensic examination. The suspect will be charged to court,” NAN quoted the spokesman as saying.