Tunji Bosun, AbeokutaA 30-year-old man, Segun Olawoyin, has allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl after her parents left home for a church service in Ogun State. The incident happened on Friday in the Mapara Makogi area of Ibafo in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident on Sunday. Oyeyemi said in a statement that men of the state police command had arrested the suspect, who is a friend of the victim’s family, for having unlawful carnal knowledge of the girl. The PPRO explained that the suspect, who was acting as a brother to the victim before the incident occurred, allegedly committed the offence in the victim parents’ home around 1.30pm on Friday.

Source: Punch July 01, 2019 01:41 UTC