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A 65-year-old man, Sulaiman Rauf, has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for defiling a 10-year-old girl (name withheld).
It was learnt that Rauf, who lives on N0. 7 Araromi Street is a neighbour to the family of the victim. The suspect, had sent the girl on an errand, and upon her return lured her into his apartment and had canal knowledge of her.
The victim had immediately reported the act to her father, Fahinhun Mathew, who reported the matter to the Idi-roko police division.
Commenting on the arrest of the suspect, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said the suspect has confessed to the crime.
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Oyeyemi said, “ The arrest of the suspect followed a complaint lodged by the father of the victim, who reported at Idi-roko divisional headquarters, that the suspect, who is living in their neighborhood sent his daughter on an errand, and when the girl came back, she was lured into his room, where he forcefully had carnal knowledge of her.
“ Upon the report, the DPO Idi-roko division, CSP Aloko Amodu, swiftly detailed his detectives to the crime scene where the suspect was promptly arrested.
“ On interrogation, the randy old man admitted having carnal knowledge of the victim but claimed not to know what led him to it.”
Oyeyemi confirmed that the victim has been taken to a General hospital for medical attention and report.
Briefed on the matter, the commissioner of police CP Bashir Makama has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the Anti-Human trafficking and child labour unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, for proper investigation and prosecution.
