Forty-year old Ezekiel Adegbenga has been arrested by the men of ogun State Police Command for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 7-year old girl.
The suspect was arrested at 4, Olufunmi Ajayi street Iyana Ilogbo, Ota, following a complaint from the mother of the victim who reported at Sango Police Station that the suspect who is their neighbour lured the victim into his room under the pretense of sending her on errand and had carnal knowledge of her while the parents were away at work.
Upon her complaint, the Divisional Police Officer, SP Akinsola Ogunwale, detailed detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested. He has since owned up to the commission of the offence after being confronted by the victim, according to a police report
The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, has directed that the suspect be transferred to Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution of the suspect.
