According to a statement made by SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspect, who is a resident of Ijebu Ode's Okun Owa neighborhood, was apprehended after the victim's father reported that his daughter was bleeding from her private area and that when he asked the young girl what was wrong, she told him that the suspect had defiled her.
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 pedophile in the area. The victim has been taken to the General Hospital Ijebu Ode for medical treatment.'' Oyeyemi said
He further stated that the suspect has been sent to the State Criminal Investigation Departments for further investigation and potential prosecution at the direction of the state commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole.
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