Police Arrest 40-year-old Man for Raping Minor in Ondo

By Fidelis David

Men of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a 40-year-old man, Mr. Soji Bakare, popularly known as SOJ, for allegedly raping a 10-year-old primary school female pupil(name withheld).

This is coming a week after a 61-year-old pastor was arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl at Ogbese, in Akure North Local Government Area of the state.
In the latest incident, THISDAY gathered that Bakare allegedly assaulted the minor at her parents’ house, at Aiyeyemi Street, in Isolo area of Akure at the weekend when her mother was at the nearby market selling soup ingredients.
The victim’s mother, Mrs. Yinka Babalola, said the suspect was caught while raping her daughter and he had been apprehended by men of the A’Division police station, Akure, stressing that her child had been taken to hospital by the police for medical treatment and examination.
Mrs. Babalola appealed to Ondo State Government and civil society organisations to come to her aid, while demanding for justice.
When contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), DSP Funmilayo Odunlami, explained that the suspect would be charged to court in no distance time.