Police arrest three suspects for allegedly defiling 15-year-old girl

The Police Command in Lagos State 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, SP 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.

He said that a complainant reported the case at Area ‘E’ Festac Command on Sept. 26 on behalf of the teenager.

The suspects

“The survivor alleged that she met Omar sometime in 2022, when she was 13 years old and they exchanged phone numbers ever since then he called her on the phone to come to his house and he asked her to give him a blow job.

“She stated further that sometime in May 2024, she met Omar’s friend, Nwodo at her mother’s shop and they also exchanged phone numbers Nwodo invited her to Omar’s house where he had carnal knowledge of her.

“She said that Chiokwe also had canal knowledge of her, ” the image maker said.

The spokesperson said that Omar and Chiokwe threatened to post nude pictures of the 15-year-old girl on the internet, hence the report at the police station.

According to him, the suspects have been arraigned.