Police in Ondo nab 40-year-old man for raping a minor
The Ondo State Police Command have arrested a 40-year-old man, identified as Mr Soji Bakare, but popularly known as SOJ, for allegedly raping a 10-year-old primary school female pupil.
According to a report by This Day, it was gathered that the suspect assaulted the minor at her parent’s house, at Aiyeyemi Street, in the Isolo area of Akure.
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Mrs Yinka Babalola, the victim’s mother, was at the nearby market selling soup ingredients, but reportedly to have come back earlier than her usual time, and had allegedly caught the suspect while raping her daughter.
Bakare was later apprehended by men of the A Division police station, Akure, while the victim had been taken to hospital by the police for medical treatment and examination.
Mrs Babalola appealed to Ondo State Government and civil society organisations to come to her aid while demanding justice.
This is coming a week after a 61-year-old pastor was arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl at Ogbese, in Akure North Local Government Area of the state.
When contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), DSP Funmilayo Odunlami, explained that the suspect would be charged to court in no distance time.
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