man, identified simply as Julius, for allegedly raping
a seven-year-old girl (names withheld), damaging
her private parts and distorting her urination.
PUNCH Metro learnt that 29-year-old Julius, who
lived in a rented apartment on Obafalabi Street,
Ojodu Berger area of Lagos, allegedly tricked the
little girl into his room on the night of Saturday, July
26, and had illegal carnal knowledge of her. The
victim, a primary one pupil, was the daughter of
Julius's co-tenant. Julius, who hails from Benin,
Edo State, was not married and lived in the
apartment with his mother.
On the fateful evening, the victim's family, who were
Muslims, had gone for prayer in a mosque and
expected the child to come with them, but could not
find her. However, when the family returned, the girl
was said to have sneaked out of the suspect's room,
with obvious signs of pain.
Upon interrogation by her parents, the girl was said
to have confessed that she was coming from Julius's
room, where he allegedly asked her to remove her
pants, while he climbed on her and raped her. After
the confession, the parents were said to have
reported the incident at the Ojodu Abiodun Division
and Julius was arrested.
When Punch visited Julius's apartment on Tuesday
morning, the victim's mother, a northerner who
hails from Kebbi State, said the girl could not urinate
properly after the incident, adding that she was being
treated at a private hospital.
She said:
"On that evening, when we came back from the
mosque, she could not bend down properly. I asked
her where she went and she initially lied, but later
said she had been in his room.
She said the man asked her to remove her pants, and
he put his organ into her, stating that he was just
playing with her. I then asked her to repeat the same
to her daddy when he came back. But in the morning
when we confronted Julius, he denied it. Then we
called our family nurse, who came, tested her, and
confirmed that she had been raped. That same day,
we took her to a private hospital where the doctor
also confirmed that she had been raped the day
before, and on several occasions. So, we reported at
the police station. From that day, I observed she
could not hold her urine.
A girl who had stopped bedwetting suddenly began
to urinate during sleep. The medical personnel said
there was a damage to her private parts that needed
to be treated. That was how she resumed treatment at
the hospital."
When Punch got to the hospital where the victim was
being treated, her medical report, which was signed
by a doctor, identified simply as Dr. Sanni, stated
among other things that there was a breach of
hymen and the absence of labia minora. One of the
nurses, who craved anonymity, said the girl had been
coming for treatment for about two weeks.
At the rented apartment, Julius's room was locked,
while his mother staying with him could not be
reached for comments as of the time of this report.
Also, she could not be reached on the phone number
supplied by the co-tenants.
The Lagos State Deputy Police Public Relations
Officer, Lelma Kolle, confirmed the arrest of the
suspect, and added that the case, because of its
severity, had been transferred to the State Criminal
Investigation Department, Yaba.
He said:
"The suspect was arrested by the Ojodu Abiodun
Police Division in connection with the rape of a
seven-year-old girl who had some wounds on her
and could not urinate properly. But the case has been
transferred to the State Criminal Investigation
Department, Yaba for further investigation. The
suspect is presently being detained at the SCID."
Julius's apartment
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