A 25-year-old bricklayer has confessed to sexually assaulting a three-year-old pupil in a school in Bariga area of Lagos State.
Yinusa Olowu allegedly raped the schoolgirl in her non-registered primary school, Smart Kids Say School.
Yinusa, a two-time alleged paedophile of 5 Kadiri Street Sungas, Bariga, was said to have been arrested on Tuesday, November 9 after the toddler was examined at Mirabel Centre and was confirmed defiled.
According to a police report, the perpetrator had gone to visit his friend, who owned Smart Kids Say School, Sodiq Showumi, when he carried out the action right in the school premise.
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The Child Protection Network (CPN) Coordinator for Shomolu, Toyin Okanlawon, said:
“His evil act was discovered after one of the pupils cried of pain while urinating at home.
“Her mother checked her private part and discovered it had been tampered with. She rushed her to a private hospital within the community where they suspected defilement,” he added.
However, in a confused state still, the mother who reported to the Bariga Police station, was referred to Mirabel Centre.
Okanlawon said:
“There it was confirmed that the girl was defiled and the extent of damage was analysed.”
At first, Sodiq was arrested and accused of the crime being the primary guardian of the seven children in his school. But upon interrogation, he recalled that Yinusa had come visiting. He said he had left the children in his care while he went to pour away the pupils’ urine.
Sodiq told the police:
“I suspect Yinusa. Two years ago, he had a case of defilement within the community.”
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Meanwhile, Yinusa, an indigene of Ijebu Ode in Ogun state, admitted having committed the crime during interrogation. He further revealed that he defiled the pupil with his finger.
He was, therefore, transferred to the gender unit of the State Police Command for further investigation and prosecution.
