Rasaq AbdulKareem/
The police in Ogun have urged parents to pay close attention to the girl-child after a 30-year-old man was arrested for defiling a 13-year-old girl in the state.
According to the police, Adewale Olakusi was arrested for having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 13-year-old girl (names withheld) in Ota area of the state.
The statement from Ogun State police spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, says: “The suspect was arrested on Saturday 1st of September following a complaint by the father of the victim who reported at Onipanu Division that he discovered a sudden and unusual demeanour on his daughter as well as loss of appetite for food. He stated further that this made him to properly question the girl, consequent upon which she informed him that the suspect forcefully had carnal knowledge of her and warned her never to disclose it to anyone.
“Upon the report, the DPO Onipanu Division, SP Sangobiyi Johnson, detailed detectives to effect the arrest of the suspect who happened to be living in the same house with the Parents of the victim.
“On interrogation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the crime but blamed it on the devil handiwork.
“The victim has been taken to the hospital where medical report confirmed that the girl has been carnally violated.
“Meanwhile, the commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to Anti Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for proper investigation and prosecution.”
Oyeyemi stated that the CP also appealed to members of the public to always take the well-being of their children serious, especially the female ones.
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