Police in Ogun State have arrested a 60-year-old man simply identified as Akinduro for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old student of May Flower School, Ikenne, Ogun State.
According to reports, the victim was put in the custody of the suspect who runs a private hostel in the town, as her parents could not afford the exorbitant accommodation fee in the school.
After having canal knowledge of the girl on two occasions, the girl who could no longer cope with the situation raised.
Despite raising the alarm, the matter was said to have been suppressed for days until the quick intervention of some concerned citizens who notified Ogun police prompting his arrest.
Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Muyiwa Adejobi confirmed the incident, adding that investigations revealed the suspect did not have a clean record.
The PPRO said the suspect had been involved in such acts before and such cases were swept under the carpet.
“The girl gave us some descriptions which fits the man. Truly, he had canal knowledge of her on Friday and Sunday.
“On getting to the community, we discovered that he had been caught in such act on several occasions but the victims did not report such incidents for reasons best known to them.”
Adejobi, however, said the suspect would face the music this time around.
He said: “Personally, I hate such acts, also, Nigerian law is against it. Imagine somebody who supposed to be a custodian of a 12-year-old girl was now caught defiling her. He is not supposed to go scot-free.”