Isiaka Obadairo, a 52-year-old man has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling a six-year-old girl.
The suspect was said to have been arrested on Wednesday after the mother of the victim complained at the Sango-Ota Divisional Headquarters.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the mother of the victim, Mrs. Comfort Ajayi, said the incident happened while she was at work.
He said the suspect, who lived in the same compound with the victim’s family, called the girl under the pretence of sending her on an errand, only to lure her into his room and rape her.
Oyeyemi said upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Sango -Ota, Ogunwale Akinsola, dispatched a team of detectives to the scene on Ijamodo Estate, Osi Roundabout, Ota, and arrested the culprit.
He said the victim had been taken to a hospital for treatment.
