A 12-year-old girl, identified only as
Favour, has been rescued by the police in the Mafoluku, Oshodi area of
Lagos State, where her aunt and the husband allegedly took her to get
rid of a pregnancy.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Favour
had been allegedly raped several times by her aunt’s husband, identified
as Johnbull Dike, before she conceived.
It was learnt that while Favour was put
in police’s care, a manhunt was launched for Johnbull, a tricycle rider,
who fled the area after the police rescued the girl.
It was gathered that Dike’s wife and the
nurse who was caught during the abortion had been arrested by the
Akinpelu Police Division.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the girl was allegedly taken to the nurse on Sunmola Street, Mafoluku, on Wednesday, May 4.
It was learnt that some residents gave a tip-off to a child rights’ group, Child Protection Network, which involved the police.
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