Man 70, Arrested for raping 8year Old Deaf, Dumb Girl in Ogun
The police in Ogun have arrested a 70-year-old man, Gabriel Akindele, for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old deaf and dumb child in Owode-Ijako, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state.
The suspect was arrested following a complaint from the mother of the girl, who noticed an unusual behaviour by her child after the incident and through the use of sign language; she was able to ascertain what the septuagenarian had allegedly done to her.
The mother then reported the matter to the police.
The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Sango Ota, Akinsola Ogunwale, was said to have deployed detectives to the area to arrest the old man.
On interrogation, the 70-year-old man confessed to committing the crime.
He was said to have confessed that he lured the little girl to a toilet, where he unlawfully had carnal knowledge of her.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said that the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, had directed that the case be transferred to the Anti-human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for proper investigation
Attachments area
More Stories
JUST IN: YAHAYA BELLO RELEASED AFTER MEETING BAIL CONDITIONS
Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has been released from Kuje Custodial Centre after meeting the bail conditions set by...
FCT HIGH COURT GRANTS YAHAYA BELLO N500M BAIL WITH THREE SURETIES IN LIKE SUM
Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, was granted N500 million bail by Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal...
FAKE VISA AGENT CHARGED OVER N9.8M STUDY ABROAD FRAUD
On Tuesday, the police brought a 40-year-old fraudulent visa agent, Timothy Atolagbe, before a Lagos State Magistratesā Court sitting...
JIGAWA POLICE ARREST 1,254 SUSPECTS, RECOVER STOLEN GOODS
The Jigawa State Police Command has made significant strides in combatting crime, arresting 1,254 suspects across various criminal activities, including...
TWO KIDNAPPERS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING IN JIGAWA
Jigawa State High Court No. 8 has sentenced two kidnappers, Sani Mohammed, and Babannan Saleh (alias Ustaz), to death by...
CRIME: GUNMEN KILL UNIZIK OFFICIAL, POLICE BEGIN INVESTIGATIONĀ
Gunmen have killed Fabian Chinedu, a staff member of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, in Anambra State. The...