By Ayodeji Dedeigbo and Edwin Eriye
One Innocent Ifunayachi, 34, has been arrested by the Bariga Police Division for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl in her family house after discreetly adding Indian hemp to her food.
This was confirmed in release sent to Blackbox Nigeria and signed by the Lagos State, Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana
The suspect being a friend to the family visited and found the girl eating Indomie and while she left to get him some drinks, he quickly added dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp into the food. She returned and ate the food without foreknowledge of the substance added.
The suspect then raped the victim after she lost her consciousness from consuming the food.
Detectives from the Family Support Unit arrested the suspect and he confessed to the commission of the Crime
The victim, however, was taken to the hospital for medical treatment and forensic examination.
The Force Public Relations Officer confirmed that the suspect will be charged to Court.
Similarly, the Bariga Police Division has confirmed the arrest of one Mr kazeem Bello, 26, who conspired with one Dayo Maker ,24, to gang rape a 13 years old girl, leaving her pregnant.
The Bariga Police Station had received a complaint on Wednesday, 11th, 2019 at about 7:20p.m that the suspect, had threatened to kill the victim, who got pregnant after the defilement.
The victim, however, summoned courage to narrate her ordeal to her family after the Suspect threatened to rape her younger sister as well.
One of the suspects, Dayo Maker, of No. 26 Oreshegun Street Elaje, Bariga was arrested by detectives from the Family Support Unit, Bariga, while his accomplice Mr Kazeem Bello, is still at large.
“Investigation is ongoing; efforts are emplaced to apprehend the second suspect”, Elkana said.
