Crime
Grandfather nabbed for defiling minor in Ogun state
An 84-year old man Stephen Jack has been arrested by police operatives in Ogun state for having unlawful carnal knowledge of an eight year old girl (name withheld).
The suspect who reside in Okun Owa area of Ijebu Ode was arrested following a report lodged at Obalende divisional headquarters by the father of the victim, who reported that he discovered that his daughter was bleeding from her private part, and when he asked the little girl of the cause, she informed him that the suspect had sex with 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.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspect be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments for more investigation and possible prosecution.
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