The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 55-year-old man, Hassan Wasiu, for allegedly sexually assaulting his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter at his apartment on Falowo Street, Makun, in the Sagamu area of the state.
PUNCH Metro exclusively learnt on Tuesday that the suspect allegedly committed the crime on August 26, 2024.
The spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the arrest to our correspondent, stated that the survivor’s grandfather, Bimbo Ojo, reported the incident to the Sagamu Police Division.
Ojo had found that his granddaughter was bleeding through her vagina shortly after the perpetrator had committed the assault.
During questioning, our correspondent learnt that the suspect had lured the survivor into going into his room to defile her.
After several unsuccessful attempts to stop the bleeding, the survivor was reportedly rushed to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital for medical attention.
Despite the suspect’s denial of having any sexual contact with the survivor, the command’s spokesperson informed our correspondent that Wasiu had been detained while the investigation was ongoing.
She said, “The grandfather reported the incident on September 2, 2024. It is alleged that the suspect lured the minor to his room on August 26, 2024, with the intention of sexual assault, resulting in the minor bleeding profusely.
“When the matter was reported, our team quickly took action and apprehended the suspect. Although he has denied the allegations, the investigation is ongoing. The case will soon be transferred to the state Criminal Investigation Department.”
A report by PUNCH Metro in May 2024 detailed how the command apprehended a 71-year-old landlord identified as Adeshina for committing a similar offence.
The landlord was caught having sexual intercourse with the tenant’s 14-year-old daughter inside a bathroom in the house at Akegbeyale Street in Ifesowapo, Akute, Ifo Local Government Area of the state.
A medical examination of the minor revealed that she was already six weeks pregnant.
