The Police have arrested a 54 - years - old man, Niyi Omowodun, a resident of Ejigun Agbede Itele Ota in Ado-odo Local Government Area of Ogun state for defiling a 12 - year old girl.
Ejigun was arrested following a complaint by the victim's father, who informed the Itele Divisional Police Headquarters that while he was at his working place, he received a phone call from one of his neighbours that her daughter had been sexually abused by the suspect.
The man also told the Police that the suspect was caught in the act.
Detectives acting on the information arrested the suspect.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirming the incident in a release on Thursday, said the suspect who claimed to be a pastor at the Helmet of Life International Church, had admitted to raping the girl.
Abimbola, a Deputy Superintendent of Police(DSP) stated further that the suspect also said he lured the girl to an uncompleted building in the area and had unlawful knowledge of her there.
The suspect also claimed to have separated from his wife since 2016.
However, the Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson, has directed that the suspect should be transferred to the Anti - human trafficking and child labor unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department(SCIID) for thorough investigation and prosecution
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