Police arrest octogenarian for ‘raping’ 8-year-old girl in Ogun

The Ogun police command says it has arrested Stephan Jack, an 84-year-old man, over the alleged rape of an eight-year-old girl.

According to the police, the octogenarian was arrested after the victim’s father reported the incident at the police station.

The victim’s father said he discovered that his daughter was bleeding from her private part.

In a statement on Saturday, Abimbola Oyeyemi, Ogun police spokesperson, said preliminary investigations show that the octogenarian is a “known pedophile” in the Okun Owa area of Ijebu Ode.

“The suspect who resides in Okun Owa area of Ijebu Ode was arrested following a report lodged at Obalende divisional headquarters by the father of the victim, who reported that he discovered that his daughter was bleeding from her private part, and when he asked the little girl of the cause, she informed him that the suspect had sex with her,” the statement reads.

“Upon the report, the DPO Obalende division, SP Murphy Salami, detailed his detectives to the scene, where the randy old man was apprehended.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the old man is a known paedophile in the area.

“The victim has been taken to the general hospital, Ijebu Ode, for medical treatment.”

Reported cases of rape have been on the rise in Ogun state in recent weeks.

On September 2, police announced the arrest of Michael Abiodun, a pastor of The Light House Gospel Church, over the alleged rape of a 12-year-old child.

On September 4, Israel Adebayo, the general overseer of The Beloved Chapel, was arrested for raping a 14-year-old.