By Suleiman Shehu
The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested a 17-year-old suspect over alleged defilement of a three-year-old girl in Saki area of the state.
The Command’s spokesman, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen, on Thursday in Ibadan.
Ayanlade said that the Saki Divisional Police Station received a report on Sept. 17, at 6:00p.m. of a missing the child at school earlier that afternoon.
He said that a search subsequently led to the child being found on the roadside in a state of distress. According to him, preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect had forcefully taken the girl into his apartment to commit the heinous act.
“Prompted by this revelation, detectives swiftly visited and secured the scene of the crime, resulting in the immediate arrest of the suspect and the recovery of critical physical evidence linked to the offence. While investigations were immediately activated, the young survivor was promptly rushed to a medical facility in Saki, where she is currently receiving comprehensive clinical treatment and psychotherapeutic care,” the command’s spokesperson said.
Ayanlade reiterated the command’s unwavering zero-tolerance policy to child abuse and sexual violence. The PPRO said that the privacy, dignity, and identity of the survivor and her family would be protected throughout this process.
“To ensure justice is thoroughly served, the case have been transferred to the Gender Desk State, Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Iyaganku, Ibadan, for exhaustive investigation and prosecution,” he said.
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