The Police Command in Lagos State says it has detained a 32-year-old man, Wahaab Ibrahim, for allegedly defiling a four-year-old girl.
The commandโs spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Tuesday in Lagos.
Hundeyin said that the incident happened on September 3 in the Ibeju-Lekki area of the state.
He said that a complaint reported the case at the Elemoro Division and was transferred to the Gender Unit in Ikeja.
โThe complaint reported that, while she was away, her four-year-old niece was sexually assaulted by the suspect.
โThe police visited the scene and recovered and registered some exhibits,โ he said.