Police Arrest Septuagenarian In Ogun For Defiling 13 -Year Old Girl
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command on Wednesday said they have arrested a 70- year old man identified as Adefuye Teslim for forcefully having carnal knowledge of a 13 year old girl in Ago – Iwoye area of the state.
Adefuye was said to have committed the crime at Parapete area of the university town, Ago-iwoye in the Ijebu North local government area last Sunday April 22, 2018.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta, Ogun State said the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged with the police at Ago – Iwoye by the mother of the victim, Mrs. Mariam Kareem.
According to Oyeyemi, Mrs. Kareem told the police that her 13 year old daughter (name withheld) was lured into an apartment by the suspect where he forcefully had carnal knowledge of the girls.
“She complained further that the suspect threatened to kill the girl if she ever tells anybody about her experience with him. But the girl who was feeling pain on her private part later informed her mother, consequence upon which the mother reported the case to the Police at Ago-Iwoye Division.
“On the strength of her report, the DPO Csp Ade Adedoyin led detectives to the scene and the suspect was promptly arrested. The victim was taken to the General hospital for medical examination and the result confirmed that the girl had been sexually abused.”
PPRO however, stated that the state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu has ordered that the case be transferred to Anti Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for proper investigation and prosecution of the suspect.
