Posted by Amarachi on Thu 28th Nov, 2024 - tori.ng
The spokesperson of the command, SP Moses Yamu, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, said the suspect lured the minor into his room under the guise of sending her on an errand and def!led her.
A 40-year-old man, Monday Obakpian, has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command over the alleged s3xual assault of a 14-year-old girl in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state.
The spokesperson of the command, SP Moses Yamu, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, said the suspect lured the minor into his room under the guise of sending her on an errand and def!led her.
"The Edo State Police Command has arrested one Monday Obakpian 40yrs of Odo quarters in Ibillo, Akoko Edo LGA for r3ping a 14yr old.
The suspect lured the innocent girl into his room under the guise of sending her on an errand," the statement read.
"He took advantage of that situation and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her, it took the effort of a neighbor who called in the Police when he heard the victim screaming from the suspect's room.
"The suspect has confessed to the crime and will soon be charged to court.
"The Command, in the spirit of this year’s theme for the campaign against Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) ‘Safety, everywhere and always' is calling on each one of us to contribute in preventing or stopping such violence, especially against women and girls.
“This also serves as a warning to the general public, particularly perpetrators of these heinous crimes, that the Command will do everything in its powers to protect the vulnerable and bring the criminals of such dastardly acts to book.”