Two miscreants were recently nabbed by the detectives of Ogun State Police Command after they allegedly assaulted and raped their co-tenant's daughter at Efunye village via Owode-Egba, while her parents were away.
As reported in Emmanuel’s Blog, the 16-year-old victim whose identity remains undisclosed due to her minor age, was with her siblings at the time of the crime.
Anthony John, 35, and Jimoh Idowu, 21, were arrested after the victim alerted the police about the incident, and lodged a police complaint at Owode-Egba divisional headquarters. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspects broke into the apartment at 2 a.m. and dragged the minor girl into Anthony’s room before they took turns to sexually assault her.
A recent statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command read: “She stated further that the duo knew that her parents had traveled and they capitalized on that to forcefully break into their room, using a cloth to cover her mouth after which they took her to Anthony’s room where they took turns to have carnal knowledge of her.
Upon the report, the DPO Owode-egba division, Csp Ediae Mathew quickly dispatched his detectives to the scene where the two suspects were promptly apprehended. On interrogation, the two suspects confessed to the commission of the crime without any sense of remorse. The victim has been taken to Owode-egba general hospital for medical treatment.”
Oyeyemi further maintained that the state Commissioner of Police, Cp Edward Ajogun has commanded the transfer of the suspects to the anti-human trafficking and child labor section as further probe into the case has been initiated.
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