Osun Police Arrest 45-Year-Old for Defiling Teenager

The Osun Police Command arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area. According to a statement from the command's spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the suspect, who is a friend of the victim's grandmother, exploited their relationship to commit the crime.

In September, the suspect asked the victim to assist him in buying items, and upon her arrival at his house, he forcibly took her into his room and had canal knowledge of her. On October 2, the victim's birthday, the suspect gave her N1,000 as a gift and then demanded a return gift.

When the victim went to buy him biscuits, he again dragged her into a nearby bush and assaulted her. After being seen by passers-by, the suspect fled but was later apprehended and handed over to the police.