The Edo State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Felix Iloghevbo for defiling his 7-year-old daughter.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, revealed that the suspect committed the crime on September 19, in the Idokpa community, Uhunmwode Local Government Area, in his statement on Sunday, October 8, 2023.
He said operatives of the Egba divisional Headquarters, while acting on credible information, arrested the suspect who confessed to the crime while the victim was taken to a hospital for a medical examination.
“The men of the Egba Division arrested Iloghevbo after they got credible information about the crime which occurred on September 19, 2023, in the Idokpa community in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of the state,” he said.
Meanwhile, the PPRO added that the police arrested another man identified as Godwin Osaghale for allegedly raping a 20-year-old girl in the state.
The suspect was arrested at Uromi, Edo Central following a complaint from the father of the victim that the suspect entered his apartment while he was away, met his sick daughter on a chair, and sexually assaulted her.
Nwabuzor added that investigations were ongoing and that the suspects would soon be charged in court.
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