Man in police net for allegedly defiling minor inside Mosque’s restroom

The police in Ogun State have arrested a 40-year-old man identified simply as Abiola for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl (names withheld) inside the rest room of Olorunloba Mosque located on Ondo Road in Ijebu-Ode, Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident to journalists in Abeokuta on Monday.

Reports said the suspect had been a member of the mosque for more than 15 years.

Odutola said: “The suspect has been arrested and detained for alleged defilement.

“He will be transferred to the State CID in Abeokuta immediately after the preliminary investigation is completed.”

It was also gathered that the accused allegedly took advantage of the victim after the completion of the afternoon Muslim prayer in the mosque on Saturday, March 4, while she was using the toilet in the mosque.

“The victim told the police that she had gone to the mosque’s restroom to pass a stool.

“She explained that she heard a knock on the door shortly after she entered the restroom.

“She further claimed that she was startled when she opened the door and discovered the suspect standing by it, even though she had assumed the knock was from her younger brother, who had also come for the prayer,” Odutola said.

The victim further told the police that “she was trying to find out why Abiola was in the women’s restroom when she surprisingly saw him by the door.”

He was alleged to have shoved her back into the restroom, and forced her up against the wall.

A police report on the incident reads: “As a result of what Aro did, the victim started bleeding uncontrollably from her private parts.

“She went back home to report the matter to her guardian, who took her to a general hospital in the area for medical attention.”