Joy Anyim
A 36-year-old school bus driver, Humble Michael, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command, for allegedly having carnal knowledge of a four-year-old girl (name withheld).
Michael, who reportedly perpetrated the heinous crime on January 21, was arrested the following day after the father of the child noticed blood gushing out from the child’s vagina while bathing her.
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement on Friday, said the parent of the child discovered the suspect was responsible after the survivor, who was questioned, opened up to them.
Oyeyemi said the matter was immediately reported at the Ogijo Police Division, and the suspect was arrested.
The PPRO said: “ The survivor stated further that after the driver had dropped all other school children at their various home, she was the only person left in the bus. She said the driver parked somewhere along the road and defiled her.
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“ Upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Muhammed Sulaiman Baba, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), detailed his operatives to go after the suspect and he was subsequently arrested.
“ The victim was quickly taken to a general hospital for treatment and the doctor’s report confirmed that she had been sexually abused. On interrogation, the suspect admitted that he actually committed the crime.”
He further stated that the Ogun State Commissioner of Police (CP), Edward Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), for further investigation and prosecution.
“ The CP also appealed to parents to always make the wellbeing of their children especially female ones a priority so as to save them from evil men lurking around.
“ He also warned school proprietors to always carry out background checks on those they employ to save them from employing criminals, ” he added.
