Man nabbed for defiling 15-year-old girl in Ekiti

The Police in Ekiti State have arrested two men for alleged abduction, defilement, and phone theft.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, SP Sunday Abutu, in a statement released in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday, said the two suspects were arrested in different locations in Ado Ekiti, the state capital.

He stated that one of the suspects, Ayomide Jinaidu, confessed to abducting and sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.

He stated, “The operatives of the Ado Central Division arrested one Ayomide Jinaidu of Omisanjana area of Ado Ekiti for abducting and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.

“Investigation revealed that the victim was on her way to school when the suspect accosted and lured her into his house where she was kept and sexually harassed for about five days.

“The suspect made a confessional statement to that effect.”

Abutu, however, in view of the prevailing incidents of rapes, sexual assaults, and other cases of Gender-Based Violence in the state, advised parents and guardians “to warn their wards to be mindful of where they go, those they meet and the relationship they keep.