by Azubuike Azikiwe

A 38-year-old man, Gafa Rasaq, has been apprehended for defiling a 10-year-old girl at Odo-Ona, Shasha, Ibadan.

Rasaq lured the girl-child, Kehinde Gbadamosi, who is his neigbhour’s daughter, into his room under the pretence of purchasing food for her.

Once he succeeded in getting her inside, he reportedly had carnal knowledge of her.

But her screams of help, prompted neighbours to intervene, and subsequently rush her to a nearby hospital in Moniya, Ibadan, for treatment.

Olabisi Okuwobi-Ilobanafor, the Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident, saying it was unfortunate that adults still continued to take undue advantage of the minors.

She said, “It’s an unfortunate incident, especially when an adult takes n advantage of vulnerability of minors to defile them. In this case, I want to advice parents that they should try to use whatever they have to feed their children instead of leaving their children at the mercy of predators who may put on the appearance of a sheep but may end up being a wolf raping these minors.

“So parents should take care of their children, feed them very well to fend off unnecessary enticement from human-wolves. It doesn’t have to be something expensive but they should ensure that their stomach is filled. The case has been ordered to be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), after which the suspect will be charged to court,” Okuwobi-Ilobanafor added.

Kolapo Olapoju