One Onilearo Sogo has been apprehended for defiling his 7-year-old stepdaughter in Ekiti state.
The 29-year-old was arrested and paraded by the State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, at the weekend.
He was paraded alongside two persons, Iliya Surajudeen, 24; Femi Musa, 20, for alleged conspiracy, assault, housebreaking and stealing.
The command Public Relations Officer, PRO, Afolabi Tolulope, said Surajudeen and Musa were arrested by the operatives of the Counter Terrorism Unit, CTU, in various locations within the capital of Ekiti State, Ado-Ekiti, following a series of complaints from members of the public.
Speaking further on the arrest, the PPRO said Sogo had carnal knowledge of his 7-year-old stepdaughter in Aisegba-Ekiti, Gbonyin local government area of the State and caused injury to her genitals.
“Femi Musa was arrested with some kilograms of hard drugs and a substance suspected to be cannabis sativa around the Oshodi axis of Ado-Ekiti.
“While Iliya Surajudeen was arrested in a poultry farm located at Adebayo in Ado-Ekiti for stealing the poultry wire gauge and other properties in the farm.”
He disclosed that the suspects, who are currently in detention at the command headquarters and are still helping the police investigate the alleged crimes before charging them to court.