IKENNA Uchendu, 40, was apprehended and charged with defilement after he allegedly engaged his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter in sex and impregnating her in the process.
The incident happened at Jungbamila Street in Bariga area of Lagos, where they reside.
According to the Police, sometime in 2024, the suspect lured the victim to his apartment, engaged her in sex and, thereafter, warned her not to tell anyone about it and she kept it to herself.
However, after several months, the victim’s parents began to see changes in her body. A medical test was conducted and the result showed that she was pregnant.
The victim was asked to know who was responsible. She mentioned the suspect and revealed that he defiled her and asked her not to tell anyone about it.
The matter was reported to the Police at Bariga Division. The suspect was arrested and transferred to the Gender Section of the Command for interrogation over the alleged offence.
After rounds of interrogation, the Police found him culpable and charged him before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged offence, which attracts several years of imprisonment.
The charges read:
“That you, Ikenna Uchendu sometime in October, 2024, at Jungbamila Street, Bariga – Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did defile the victim by forcefully having unlawful carnal knowledge of her and impregnating her and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria.”
