Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta
The Ogun State Police Command has
arrested a 70-year-old man, Gabriel Akindele, for allegedly raping an
eight-year-old girl, who is deaf and dumb.
The incident was said to have happened
on Tuesday on Michael Ayegusi Street, Owode Ijako, in the Ado-Odo/ Ota
Local Government 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.
Oyeyemi added 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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