70 year old Gabriel Akindele, pictured above has been arrested by men of the Ogun state police command for allegedly raping an eight year old deaf and dumb girl in a toilet at their 7, Michael Ayegusi Street, Owode Ijako in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.
In a statement released by the state police command spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the septuagenarian reportedly lured the young girl into the toilet where he had canal knowledge of her.
The mother of the victim who noticed some funny movement in her daughter, used sign language to ask her what happened to her. The little girl then told her mum what transpired between her and the 70 year old man whom she refers to as Baba, in the toilet.
“The girl informed her mother of the incident, which prompted the mother to report the matter to police. The DPO of Sango Ota, SP Akinsola Ogunwale, detailed detectives to the scene and the randy old man was subsequently arrested. On interrogation, he confessed to committing the crime. It was discovered that he lured the girl to the toilet, where he unlawfully had carnal knowledge of her.
The commissioner of police, Ahmed Iliyasu, has directed that the case be transferred to the Anti-human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, CIID, for proper investigation.”
Oyeyemi said in the statement Meanwhile the septuagenarian would soon be charged to court.