The Ogun police command said it had arrested a 54 year old man, Niyi Omowodun, for defiling a 12 year old girl (name withheld) around Ejigun Agbede, Itele Ota in Ado Odo Ota local government area of the state.
Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Wednesday.
According to the statement the suspect was arrested on June 29.
Oyeyemi noted that the suspect was arrested following a complaint by the father of the victim who reported the incident at Itele Divisional Headquarters.
He said the father explained that he was at work when he received a call from one of his neighbors that her daughter had been sexually abused by the suspect.
“Upon the report, the DPO, Itele division Csp Monday Unuigbe, detailed his detectives to go after the man and he was subsequently arrested.
“On interrogation, the suspect who claimed to be a pastor at Helmet of Life International church confessed having unlawful carnal knowledge of the little girl.
“He stated further that he lured the small girl into an uncompleted building in the area when the girl was going on an errand.
“When asked whether he has no wife, the suspect explained that he has separated with his wife since 2016,” he said.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Kenneth Ebrimson, has ordered the transfer of the suspect to Anti Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
