The Ogun State Police Command has launched an investigation into two separate cases of alleged rape involving minors in the Isabo area of Abeokuta and Abule-Osho in the Olambe area of Ifo Local Government Area.
News About Nigeria gathered that the incidents reportedly occurred on Thursday.
In the first case, a 12-year-old pupil from Reverend Kuti Memorial Grammar School, Abeokuta, was allegedly defiled by an unidentified man.
According to police sources, the victim and her sister were roaming the streets after being sent away from home by their parents for an unknown offence.
The suspect reportedly invited them to his house for shelter, where the 12-year-old was allegedly raped the night before they were sent away in the morning.
Upon learning of the incident, the school principal reported the crime to the Ibara Police Division along with the victim.
In the second incident in Abule-Osho, Olambe area, a seven-year-old girl was suspected to have been defiled by an unknown man.
The minor had left her grandmother’s house to buy a snack at a nearby stall when she was allegedly dragged into a nearby bush and assaulted.
The defilement resulted in uncontrollable bleeding, and the girl was promptly rushed to the hospital for treatment.
Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed both incidents and assured the public that efforts were underway to apprehend the suspects.
She stated, “Efforts are on top gear to begin arresting those involved in the crime. Our men visited the scenes of the crimes. We have also commenced intelligence gathering to arrest the suspects for prosecution.”
