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General News of Thursday, 9 July 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Police nab 38-year-old man for attempted rape of 13-year-old girl

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The Ogun State Police have arrested a 38-year-old man for allegedly attempting to rape a 13-year-old girl.

The suspect who is been held at the Sango Ota police division was said to have attacked the girl, Timilehin, at Abe Igi Ewupe Ota in Ogun state on Tuesday, July 7.

The mother of the victim, Ms. Caroline, said she sent her daughter on an errand and the accused who is a married man, allegedly dragged her into his house and attempted to rape her.

"I sent my daughter somewhere around our area to get something for me. On getting there, she did not meet the person. A man she met there then dragged her into the house, used a cloth to cover her mouth and attempted to rape her," she said.

She added that she took her daughter for proper examination, the doctors told her Timilehin's hymen was still intact

The state police command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the case would be investigated. (LIB)