Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command say they have arrested a 64-year- old man, Ayotunde Taiwo for allegedly defiling a 2-year-old girl in Agbado area of the state.
Crime report indicated that the incident happened Tuesday 7th September 2021.
The state Police Public Relations Officer Abimbola Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at Agbado divisional headquarters by the mother of the victim.
He said she had reported that at about 11am on the fateful day, she noticed that her daughter could not walk well, and when she inspected her body, she saw blood gushing out of her private part.
According to Oyeyemi, she added that when she asked her daughter about what happened to her, the little girl pointed to the house opposite their own house.
He said, “The mother of the victim explained that on getting to the house, the suspect was met washing his blood-stained boxer, indicating that he just had unlawful carnal knowledge of the little girl.”
Acting on the information, the Dvisional Police Officer, Agbado, CSP Kehinde Kuranga detailed detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested.
Oyeyemi said the victim has been taken to hospital for medical treatment.
Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to Family Support Unit at Ota area command for further investigation and prosecution.
