A 27-year-old man, Tope Akintade, has been arraigned by the Nigerian Police Force in Lagos for impregnating a 13-year-old primary three pupil, identified as Beatrice after purportedly raping her.
Akintade who resides in Baale Street, Agboju, Kuje in the Amuwo area of Lagos State happens to live in the same compound with the victim, who is an orphan.
It was gathered that the victim was outside preparing dishes in the afternoon, when the suspect who is an indigene of Idanre Local Government Area, Ondo State, seduced her into his room and forcefully had canal knowledge of her.
Akintade, it was gathered, choose a day that nobody was around to molest the victim into having sex with her three times.
The minor kept the act secret until she started exhibiting some symptoms of pregnancy.
On seeing these symptoms, Beatrice was taken to a hospital where a test conducted confirmed the fears of her pregnancy.
The suspect was eventually apprehended and charged with rape by policemen from the Satellite Police Division.
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