A 70-year-old man, identified as, Gabrial Akindele has been
arrested by Ogun State Police Command, for allegedly raping an eight-year-old
deaf and dumb girl. The ugly incident happened on Tuesday at Michael Ayegusi
Street, Owode Ijako, in the Ado-Odo/ Ota
area of the state.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi,
said the suspect was arrested following a complaint from the mother of the
victim.
He said, “The mother, who noticed an unusual behaviour from
the girl after the incident, used sign language to inquire from her daughter. The
girl informed her of the incident, which prompted the mother to report the
matter to the police.”
Oyeyemi, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, said
after a complaint was made about the matter, the Divisional Police Officer,
Sango Ota, Akinsola Ogunwale, detailed detectives to the scene; and the old man
was subsequently arrested.
The PPRO said the suspect allegedly confessed to the crime,
adding that it was discovered that he lured the girl to the toilet where he
raped her.
He added that the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed
Iliyasu, had directed that the case be transferred to Anti-Human Trafficking
and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence
Department, Abeokuta, for proper investigation.
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