3-Year-Old Narrates How She Was Rapped By A 25-Year-Old Painter In Lagos.

3-year-old Chinansa (pseudonym) lost her virginity to a neighbour who pretended to be a friend. Though in kindergarten class two, Chinansa vividly recalled how she was defiled by 25-year-old Hamzat Afeez, a painter who lived in her parents’ house. The minor said Afeez raped her and afterwards washed her pants to get rid of blood stains that came out of her private parts.The victim’s father, Mr. Okechukwu, said his worry was for the memory of the incident not hunt his daughter in the future. Mr Okechukwu said his daughter's health had deteriorated, adding that she had not been the same since the incident. He said he had to control his temper after hearing the story from her daughter to avoid taking the law into his hand. The furniture maker, after waiting till the following day, reported the matter at the Gowon Estate Police Station. The police came and arrested the suspect. Okechukwu, however, said he lost his peace since then, as other neighbours and relatives of the suspects, began begging him to let the matter rest and urge the police to release Afeez.

Okechukwu, was made to accept money from the suspect for the treatment of his daughter. An undertaken, signed by Afeez, showed the suspect agreeing to pay the sum of N100, 000 for the medical treatment of Chinansa. Okechukwu said the suspect had no remorse for his actions because he never approached him and his wife for forgiveness and later said he could only afford to pay N40, 000 for the treatment. The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the incident and said the case has been transferred to State CID.