A security guard narrowly escaped being lynched to death after he was caught on a hot afternoon having s*x with a little 10-year-old girl.
Convenant Dako was caught having sex with a 10-year-old girl
Covenant Dako, a 45-year-old security guard has escaped being lynched to death after he was caught red-handed raping a 10-year-old girl inside a generator house in FESTAC Town area of Lagos State.
The man who is a security guard with a restaurant was whisked away from amob by policemen who intervened. He was subsequently rescued and taken into custody.
According to Punch, the 45-year-old had lured the victim with N50 and had rounds of sex with her in the restaurant’s generator house on Friday, February 3.
He allegedly took the victim again on February 6, and was having sex with her when he was sighted by a passerby who alerted residents.
After he was caught, he was beaten to stupor. A source said the incident happened around 3pm.
He said, “The man works as a security guard with a restaurant on 22 Road, FESTAC Town. Around 3pm last Monday, he took a girl into the generator house and had sex with her. Somebody who was passing by, saw them and alerted people around. That was how he was caught in the act.
“The girl who is in Primary 4, said it was the second time that he would defile her. She said she sometimes asked him for money and he always give her N50. She said the first time he defile her was on February 3. And when she asked him for money again four days later, he took her into the generator house and defile her.”
A police source said the victim also lived in the neighbourhood, adding that her parent had been identified. He explained that the minor, who strayed from home, had been taken to Mirabel Centre of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, where test were conducted on her.
“We are awaiting the results of the tests. But the suspect has confessed to the crime. He said the girl tempted him by always asking for money,” he added.
Dako is said to be married with two kids. While confirming the incident, spokesperson of Lagos State Police Command, Dolapo Bamos, said: “A team of policemen rescued a 45-year-old man, identified as Dako. He was about to be lynched by mob when the police intervened.
“He is a security guard with an eatery in FESTAC Town. We were told that he allegedly defiled a minor in the community inside the eatery’s generator house. The victim has been taken to a hospital for treatment, while the suspect is in custody. He is assisting with investigations.”