71 year-old man arrested for raping 7 year-old girl

Officers of the Ondo State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps,(NSCDC) have arrested a 71- year old rapist, identified as Alhaji Ganiyu Kolawole of Mission Road, Ayetoro Street, Oba-Ile, Akure.

According to the Victim,Julianah Michael, a 7 year old girl and  primary one Pupil of St. Paul Annex Primary School, Oba-Ile,she was coming back from school on Tuesday and a bid to get some water a nearby well to drink where she was molested by the rapist.

Narrating her experience in the hands of the rapist, she said even though she rushed to have some water from the well, she was unable to drink it due to the unhygienic state of the water, hence she left frustratingly.


The young school girl said as she left the well, one old man, Alhaji called her, but she ignored him until he sent a man who assisted him to drag her into his room

She said, “she covered my mouth and pushed me on the bed, and after succeeding in his act, Alhaji cleaned me up because I was bleeding profusely”.

 

On the contrary, Kolawole said the girl approached him, asking him to buy her some biscuits, denying raping the young girl.

Officers of the corps went to the house of the accused (Oba-Ile) for investigation and people within the vicinity testified that the man was a serial rapist.

They affirmed that the Man had been jailed before for raping another girl in the area.

The girl was taken to the General Hospital where it was confirmed that she was raped.

Investigation into the matter has since commenced.

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