A man,simply identified as Julius, is cooling his feet in jail for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl (names withheld), and damaging her private parts and urinary tract.
The incident happened in a rented apartment on Obafalabi Street, Ojodu Berger area of Lagos, where both the victim and the culprit lived with their respective parents.
A source who narrated the horrid event to Naijalog said Julius who was living with his mother allegedly tricked the little girl into his room on the night of Saturday, July 26, and had illegal carnal knowledge of her, but that the cladenstine affair might have been going on between the duo for a while.
Our correspondent learnt that 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.
The victim’s mother, a northerner who hails from Kebbi State, told us that 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.”
Julius mother couldn’t be reached for comment, as their aparment was under lock.
However, a doctor at the hospital where the girl is receiving treatment and The Lagos State Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Lelma Kolle, confirmed the rape.