The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 51-year-old man, Zakaria Opeme, who was accused of defiling a minor in Okun Owa, Ijebu-Ode Area of the state.

PUNCH Metro gathered that Opeme allegedly defiled the three-year-old girl last Wednesday in the aforementioned locality.

The Ogun police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, disclosed in a telephone conversation with our correspondent on Sunday that Opeme was arrested and detained after the allegation, and a preliminary investigation is ongoing to unravel the truth behind the defilement case.

“The case was reported at the Okun Owa Police Station but was transferred to the Obalende Divisional Police Headquarters for a discreet investigation. The scene of the incident was visited by operatives of the Obalende Police Division, and the suspect was arrested.

“The suspect’s statement was obtained under caution, and he has been detained. The victim has been rushed to the General Hospital, Ijebu-Ode, for medical attention. The case will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department at Eleweeran for further investigation,” Odutola said.

PUNCH Metro reported that a member of the National Youth Service Corps, Solomon Daniel, was arrested last week by the operatives of the Ogun Police Command for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl at Ajowa, in the Ifo Local Government Area.

Daniel was accused of having carnal knowledge of the minor in an uncompleted building after he waylaid her.