Ogun police arrest 84-year-old man arrested for defiling 8-year-old girl
Etim Effiong
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested an 84-year-old man Stephen Jack for defiling eight years old girl (name withheld).
The suspect who lives in the Okun Owa area of Ijebu Ode, was arrested following a report lodged at Obalende divisional headquarters by the father of the victim, who reported that he discovered that his daughter was bleeding from her private part, and when he asked the little girl of the cause, she informed him that the suspect had sex with her.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Abimbola Oeyemi, said upon the report, the DPO Obalende division, SP Murphy Salami detailed his detectives to the scene, where the randy old man was apprehended.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the old man is a known paedophile in the area.
“The victim has been taken to the General Hospital Ijebu Ode for medical treatment,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspect be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments for more investigation and possible prosecution.
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