The Lagos State Police Command has launched a manhunt for one Sunkanmi Akinsero, 23, after he allegedly raped a five years old girl.

The incident was said to have occurred at No. 47 Erede Street, Ekerube in Abaranje area of Ikotun, a suburb of the state.

WuzupNaija gathered that Akinsero’s mother is the landlady of the house where the victim and her parents reside.

The suspect has been declared wanted by the Ikotun Police Division in Lagos, for defiling the girl through the anus and vagina.

It was gathered that the suspect lured the victim into his apartment, pulled her pant and raped her.

According to the father of the victim, Sunkanmi warned the girl not to tell her parents or he would kill her.

However, while having her bath, the victim did not allow her mother to touch her private part because of the pains.

A check later revealed that she had been deflowered and her anus was also penetrated. It was then she revealed that the suspect defiled her.

The matter was reported to the police and since then the suspect has gone into hiding. The matter later turned into a threat to the family of the victim, as the landlady and her children told them they had to let go as mere tenants.

According to the father of the victim, since the incident happened, his life and that of his family have been under threat and they had to flee from their house for safety.