A 75-year-old man identified as Mr Olu Idika, has been apprehended while defiling a minor in Ikhin Community in the Owan East local government area of Edo State.
According to reports gathered by NIGERIACRIME, the suspect defiled the minor, aged seven and her friends in his home.
It was gathered that Mr Idika was caught red-handed last Wednesday molesting the girl in his Ikhin home after being caught in the act and taken to Otuo police station.
He, was, however released on bail on Friday, NIGERIACRIME gathered.
Some aggrieved youths of the community were said to have reacted angrily to the suspect’s release.
The youths, according to reports, beat up the suspect until the police arrived to pick him up following a report laid by the child’s mother at the station.
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On Monday, he was caught again in Benin and transferred to the Ugbor police station.
The minor later informed the police that she was not the only victim of Idika’s sexual assault.
She stated that she had also brought her friends, notably her schoolmates, to the man who also had their carnal knowledge for N100.
It was further reported that medical reports of the girl showed serious infections in her private parts.
It was also gathered that a non-profit organisation, Women of Inestimable Value, has decided to intervene in the case and ensure the culprit is eventually brought to book.
Meanwhile, in a similar incident, NIGERIACRIME reported last Monday that the police arrested a 75-year-old man, identified only as Sunday, for allegedly impregnating a 13-year-old girl in the state.
This was stated by Ikenga Tochukwu, police spokesperson in the state, who said the victim and the baby had been handed over to the Anambra State government.