The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC have arrested a 53-year- old block moulder, Michael Adebayo, has been arrested for allegedly having carnal knowledge of 14-year-old Abdul Fatai Hajarat, a daughter of his close friend in the neighborhood.
This was contained in a statement signed by the spokesman of the NSCDC in the state, Babawale Zaid Afolabi and made available to the newsmen in Ilorin on Tuesday.
According to the spokesman, the suspect allegedly committed the offence in his shop located at Ori Oke, Elekoyangan area of the state capital.
Hajarat was said to be hawking puff-puff and used to carry the product to the shop of Michael from where he lured her with N200 naira.
According to the suspect in his confessional statement, “the girl used to hawk puff-puff which she usually brings to his shop and he took advantage of her naivety to lure her with N200 naira, he also confessed to have done this on a few occasions”. Babawale narrated.
In a related development, the corps also paraded one Tajudeen Hammed, 31, a phone engineer, who was equally accused of forcefully sleeping with a 16-year-old Isiaka Hawau.
” In the meantime, the two rape cases have been transfered to the intelligence and investigations department for full scale investigations after which the suspects will be charged to court,” Babawale added.
