A 29-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly forcefully having carnal knowledge of a down syndrome lady in Ogun, the State Police Command statement says.
The Ogun state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the arrest of the 29-year-old man identified as Kunle Abati, in a statement released on Saturday 10th 2022.
According to SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the 29-year-old man was arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command, for forcefully having carnal knowledge of a 27yr old down syndrome lady (Name withheld).
The suspect, Kunle Abati, was arrested on the 7th of December 2022, following the report lodged at Ilese ijebu divisional headquarters by the mother of the victim, who reported that she sent her daughter on errand at about 7:30 am, but when she returned,she discovered blood stain on her her cloth.
She stated further that when she asked her daughter about the blood on her cloth, she took her to the house of the suspect and explained that the suspect had carnal knowledge of her. Upon the report, the DPO Ilese Ijebu, CSP Paul
Omiwole, detailed his detectives to go after the suspect and he was subsequently arrested. On interrogation, the suspect confessed to committing the crime, adding that he equally capitalized on the health challenge of the lady to do what he did only for him to discover that she was a virgin.
The victim, who was bleeding profusely was quickly taken to General Hospital Ijebu ode for medical attention. Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to Anti Human Trafficking and Child Labour
Unit of the State criminal investigation department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.