Police arrest Edo man over alleged defilement of six-year-old stepdaughter

The Edo State Police Command said its operatives had arrested a antheral for allegedly defiling his six-year-old stepdaughter successful the state.

In a connection by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Eno Ikoedem, on Wednesday, the fishy was identified arsenic 57-year-old Kadiri Edenokun of Jattu, Auchi, successful Edo North.

She said the unfortunate was receiving aesculapian attraction nether the attraction of the Edo State Ministry of Women Affairs, portion probe was ongoing.

The connection read, “The bid has arrested a fishy implicit the alleged defilement of his six-year-old stepdaughter. During interrogation, the fishy confessed to committing the offence aggregate times.

“The kid is presently receiving aesculapian attraction nether the attraction of the Ministry of Women Affairs, Edo State.

“The fishy remains successful constabulary custody and volition beryllium charged to tribunal upon decision of the investigation.”

The constabulary spokesperson besides said the bid had recovered the 2nd and remaining Toyota Highlander stolen during the robbery astatine the residence of Hon. Kennedy Odion, the authorities president of the African Democratic Congress, disconnected Winners Road, Ihie Community, Benin City, connected September 6, 2026.

Ikoedem said that, pursuing credible intelligence, the achromatic Toyota Highlan...