Police arrest one for raping girl inside church
Police have arrested a man, Ajibola Akindele, 30, for alleged rape inside a church in Ogun state.
The victim is 20-year-old girl (name withheld), who was alone when Akindele reportedly had sex with her forcefully.
Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson for the Ogun state police command, told journalists in Abeokuta, the State capital.
According to Oyeyemi, the victim’s mother reported the rape at the Lafenwa police divisional headquarters. She said the victim was sent to decorate the church, located at Ita Oshin area of Abeokuta, when the suspect raped her on the 16th of April 2022.
“On getting to the church, they met some other women who came to sweep the church in preparation for Sunday service”.
“But soon as those women left after sweeping the church, the suspect took advantage of being alone with the victim and forcefully had unlawful carnal knowledge of her inside the church”.
“Upon the report, the DPO Lafenwa division, CSP Kayode Shadrach, detailed his detectives to go after the suspect and bring him to justice”.
“The detectives moved to the scene and promptly arrested the suspect who has since confessed to the crime”.
Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and possible prosecution.
