The Ogun State Police Command has arrested fake journalist, Tosin Awotedo, for raping a 10 years old girl in Igbeba Ijebu Ode.
The minor who hawks Fufu was said to have been raped severally by the 47 years old Awotedo, in his Igbeba apartment more than four times before he was finally arrested by the police.
It was learnt that the victim’s mother, who was alerted by her neighbours of the recurrent misdeeds of the suspect, reported it to the police
The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the incident, said the suspect was interrogated by the Divisional Police Office.
According to him, the victim has been taken to the hospital for medical examination while a case of rape has been established against the suspect for prosecution.
In another development, the anti crime patrol attached to Onipanu Division in Otta Ogun state on Wednesday engaged some armed men in a gun battle which led to the death of one of the robbers while others escaped with bullet wounds in Ilasa road,Iyesi area in Otta around 2. 20 pm.
The victim of the robbery said the robbers trailed him from a bank where he withdrew a sum of N100,000(one hundred thousand naira only) and robbed him at gun point in his residence in Iyesi Otta.
The police detectives, who responded swiftly to a distress call from his neighbours, gave the robbers a hot chase before the gun battle ensued between the police and the robbers.
One browning pistol with its ammunition and a sum of 65,000(sixty five thousand naira) were recovered from the dead robber.
The Ogun State Police Command assured the general public in Ogun State of adequate protection of lives and property; and urged the people of the state to always contact the police whenever the needs arise.
The Commissioner of Police, Ogun state, CP Ikemefuna Okoye appreciated those neighbours of the victim who put a distress call across to the police.
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