Operatives of the Amotekun Corps have arrested a 32-year-old man for r@ping a 10-year-old girl in Ekiti State.
The Corps’ Head of Communication Department, Adeleye Abiodun Adewale disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, September 19, 2024.
According to Adewale, operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Are/Afao Local Council Development Authority Command arrested the suspect, Yakubu Maji, who lives at Are/Afao-Ekiti and hails from Kogi State on Monday, 16th of September, 2024.
He stated that the suspect raped the minor, Abdullai llmu, who is a native of Okene in Kogi State but resides in Are/Afao Ekiti
According to the victim, she explained that she was sent on an errand by her mother during which she was r@ped by the suspect.
The victim also explained that the incident occurred in the suspect’s room after he induced her with N300.
The minor also revealed that the suspect threatened her with a cutlass should she disclose what happened to anyone.
However, the victim’s mother confessed that it was the second time her daughter would be r@ped by the same suspect
The suspect has therefore been handed over to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Ekiti State police command in Ado-Ekiti for further investigation.
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