It was learnt that Umeh was arrested by the Lion Building Police Division on Sunday.
Our correspondent gathered that 15-year-old Mercy had been living with the Umehs since she was five years old.
Umeh allegedly raped the teenager after he returned from a naming ceremony.
The girl was said to have run out of the house after the incident, during which some policemen on patrol saw her. The victim narrated the incident to them and Umeh was arrested.
According to the police, the suspect had allegedly been raping he girl since she was five years old.
Umeh, who confessed to raping the girl only once, said he got drunk at a party on Sunday and mistook Mercy for his wife.
“When I came inside the house, I saw the girl. She tied only a wrapper. I did not know what I was doing and I raped her,” he added.
The victim, however, told our correspondent that Umeh raped her two times.
The Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, said the suspect would be made to face the law. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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