Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man identified as Timothy Abijo for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old minor with Down Syndrome.
It was gathered that on April 17th 2020, Timothy Abijo who visited his cousin at 32, Adetola street Felele, Ibadan lured the 13-year-old identified as Bimbola into his host’s room, gagged her and raped her.
Afterwards, Timothy gave the victim N500 note and threatened to ‘deal with her’ if she tells anyone else about the incident.
The victim’s mother, Iyabo said before the ordeal, Bimbo was a virgin who has down syndrome and has difficulty speaking – medical condition where the patient requires special needs and care and may have their speech impaired.
According to Iyabo, the incident occurred between 10am and 11am after she left her daughter at home to go get food for her family.
Iyabo upon her return said Bimbola was found hiding under the stairs crying but due to her inability to communicate properly, she could not explain to her mother why she was crying.
It took physical examination for her mother to realise her daughter had been brutally defiled.
Upon enquiry, Bimbola pointed at the room where she was violated but Timothy fled immediately.
It took the swift response of the Felele police station and cooperation of Timothy’s cousin to apprehend him at the toll-gate where he was trying to flee to Lagos where he resides.
Neighbours noted that he might have had company as he was seen with someone else that morning but Timothy claims he carried out the heinous act single handedly.
He is currently in police custody awaiting arraignment, but Bimbola remains traumatized from the ordeal.
Bimbola’s mother calls for help from well-meaning members of the public to help in her daughter’s plight as no one deserves the inhumane treatment.
The law is expected to take it full cause on Timothy and other criminals like him.
See photos of diagnostic report of Bimbola below:
