Ogun State Police Command has arrested an 84 years old man, Stephen Jack for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl.
In a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspect who resides in the Okunowa 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 and when he asked the little girl of the cause, she informed him that the suspect had defiled her.
According to Mr Oyeyemi, the DPO Obalende division, Mr Murphy Salami mobilized his detectives to the scene, where the old man was apprehended.
He also noted that preliminary investigation had revealed that the old man was a known Pedophile in the area.
The police spokesperson said that the victim had been taken to the General Hospital, Ijebu Ode for medical treatment.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole, had directed that the suspect be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Departments for more investigation and possible prosecution.
Omolara Adasofunjo/Olaolu Fawole
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