Joy Anyim
An Arabic teacher, Ismaila Saheed, 38, and one Toliha Sabith, 20, have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for defiling a 15-year-old girl (name withheld).
The arrest of the suspects followed a report by the survivor at the Redeemed Camp Police Station, alleging that Toliha Sabith forcefully had carnal knowledge of her on August 25, 2020, at Imedu-Nla area of Mowe, Ogun State.
It was gathered that the survivor had reported Sabith’s action to her Arabic teacher, who told her that she might have taken in as a result of the incident and offered to help her terminate the supposed pregnancy.
Saheed also allegedly took advantage of the young girl and had carnal knowledge of her, after which he reportedly inserted a sharp object into her private part causing her serious vaginal injury.
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Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Bala Yakubu had, upon the report, detailed his detectives to go after the two suspects
“They were both apprehended on August 28. They have confessed to the commission of the crime. The survivor is currently in the hospital for proper medical attention.
“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Edward Ajogun, has directed that the two suspects, who he described as ‘animals in human skin’ be transferred to Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation and diligent prosecution,” Oyeyemi said.
Oyeyemi further stated that the CP appealed to parents to always be concerned about the well being of their children, especially the female child to avoid being preyed on by predators in human skin.