A thirty year old man, Ajibola Akindele has committed abominable act as he raped a twenty year old girl (name withheld) right inside church.
Akindele was said to have committed the unholy act on April 16th, 2022 when the mother of the victim, sent her daughter to go and decorate a church at Ita Oshin area of Abeokuta together with the suspect on that day.
The suspect has since been apprehended two days later by men of Ogun State Police Command after the victim mother reported the case at Lafenwa Divisional Headquarters, Abeokuta.
According to the DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Police Command, he stated: “The complainant reported that on getting to the church, they met some other women who came to sweep the church in preparation for Sunday service.
“But soon as those women left after sweeping the church, the suspect took advantage of been alone with the victim and forcefully had unlawful carnal of her right inside the church.
“Upon the report, the DPO Lafenwa division, CSP Kayode Shadrach, detailed his detectives to go after the suspect and bring him to justice. The detectives quickly moved to the scene and promptly arrested the suspect who have since confessed to the crime.”
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 and Intelligence Department for further investigation and possible prosecution.
