Oladapo Akinola, 39, was, on Monday, arrested by men of Ogun State Police command for the sexual assault of his five year-old stepdaughter.
The suspect, according to a statement by the command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, was arrested following a report lodged at Adigbe divisional headquarters by the mother of the victim.
She told the police that while bathing her daughter, she discovered blood in her private part, as reported in the VANGUARD newspaper.
She said on asking the girl what happened, she was informed that her husband, who happened to be the stepfather of the victim, had carnal knowledge of her.
“On arrest and interrogation, the suspect, who resides at Adewale Drive, Shokori-Abeokuta, confessed to the sexual assault.”
Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
He warned parents, especially mothers, to always be watchful of their female children in order to protect them from been victims of sexual assault from “those irresponsible men.”
