The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspect, Adewunmi Lawal , who allegedly raped his neighbour ’ s daughter in the Itele , Ado - Odo /Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State .
PUNCH Metro had reported that the victim’ s mother , a widow , left the victim and her three siblings at home and went to Badagry, Lagos State , for prayers.
Two days after she left home , Adewunmi allegedly broke into her house in the night and allegedly had carnal knowledge of her 16 - year - old daughter .
After perpetrating the crime , the suspect reportedly went into hiding from where he appealed to the victim’ s mother for settlement.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi , had said the command had declared Adewunmi wanted , adding that the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation .
However , in a follow- up reaction , Abimbola confirmed that the suspect had been arrested and would be charged for the crime .
He said , “ He was arrested two days ago. He was sighted somewhere in Lagos because he was looking for ways to persuade the parents of the girl and in the process , he went to the office of a non - governmental organisation in Lagos ; he wanted the NGO to invite the victim’ s mother for them to resolve .
“ While he was there , we got information and quickly alerted our counterpart in Lagos that they should get him arrested for us . He was arrested at Ijaiye Ojokoro and our operatives from here went there to bring him in . As soon as we conclude investigation , he will be going to court . ”
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