Ogun state police command have arrested a 25-year-old man, Elisha James for allegedly raping the 4-year-old daughter of his co-tenant (name withheld).
Spokesperson of the command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, stated that the suspect who resides at Mokore road area of Warewa, was arrested on the 29th of March 2021 following the report lodged by the mother of the victim, who reported at Warewa divisional headquarters.
The woman reported that while she went out to spread some clothes she washed at about 7pm, she heard her 4years old daughter crying in the room of the suspect.
She stated further that when she entered the room, she met the suspect defiling her daughter.
Abimbola said on the strength of the report, the DPO Warewa division, CSP Folashade Tanaruno, quickly detailed detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested.
He added;
On interrogation, he admitted to having committed the crime, claiming that he didn’t know what came over him.
The police spokesperson added that the state Commissioner of Police, CP Edward A. Ajogun has directed that the suspect be transferred to Anti-human trafficking and child labor unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.
