Man Rapes 20-Year-Old Lady In Church
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 30-years-old man, Ajibola Akindele, for forcefully having carnal knowledge of a 20-year-old girl (name withheld) inside a church.
According to the Command Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspect was arrested by the Police on Monday following a report lodged at Lafenwa divisional headquarters by the mother of the victim.
DSP Oyeyemi said the victim’s mother reported that her daughter went to decorate a church in Ita Oshin area of Abeokuta accompanied by the suspect on April 16th, 2022, adding that; “On getting to the church, they met some other women who came to sweep the church in preparation for Sunday service.
“But as soon as those women left after sweeping the church, the suspect took advantage of being alone with the victim and forcefully had unlawful carnal knowledge of her inside the church.
“Upon the report, the DPO Lafenwa division, CSP Kayode Shadrach, detailed his detectives to go after the suspect and bring him to justice. The detectives moved to the scene and promptly arrested the suspect who has since confessed to the crime”.
The Police Spokesman disclosed that the State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the suspect to be transferred to the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and possible prosecution.
