A 60yr old man Taofeek Shotayo has been arrested for having unlawful carnal knowledge of a ten year old girl name withheld.
The suspect was arrested on the 9th of December 2019 following a complaint lodged at Aregbe police station by the step father of the victim that the suspect who happened to be their neighbour at Abule Aro area of Obantoko Abeokuta lured his step daughter to his room with #600 and had carnal knowledge of her.
The complainant further stated that he got to know when they noticed sudden change in behavior of the little girl, which prompted him and her mother to question her intensively. The victim narrated to her parent how the randy old man slept with her after given her #600, while she further disclosed that this would be the second time he will be doing it with her.
Upon the report, the DPO Aregbe division, DSP Ope Olasunkanmi detailed his detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested. He has made confessional statement to the police; while the victim has been taken to the hospital for medical attention.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered that the suspect be transferred to Anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the State Criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.
