The Lagos State police command has arrested a 50-year-old man from Niger Republic for allegedly fingering a 10-year-old daughter of his neighbour at Abule Egba area of Lagos. .
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The suspect, Lukman Haruna, was reportedly arrested on November 2 based on information received from a neighbour, Mrs. Abali, who reported the case to the police after she discovered stains of blood around the girl’s private part. .
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Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, said during preliminary interrogation, the victim told the police that the suspect had been fingering her private for quite some time. .
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He said the victim was taken to a hospital where medical examination carried out revealed that the victim had been abused severally in the past. ā€œThe victim identified the suspect as the one responsible for her predicament,ā€ Edgal said.