Police in Ogun State have arrested a man for allegedly luring a 10-year-old girl with N2,000 before defiling her in a hotel room in the Opako area of Adigbe, Abeokuta, Ogun state.
According to The PUNCH, the incident, which occurred on Saturday, came to light when a hotel receptionist discovered a used condom in the room after the suspect and the victim had left. According to an anonymous source, “Just this evening, a man came to one hotel at Adigbe, Abeokuta, booked a short-term room, and pretended he’d be expecting a child soon. Long story short, he had sex with a 10-year-old girl and gave her N2,000.”
The source added, “Some residents claimed he’d been doing similar things in the past. Those within the compound of the hotel didn’t even hear noise, but the hotel receptionist raised the alarm after she saw a used condom in the toilet.”
Reports suggest that this may not have been an isolated incident. “There are reports that he had been doing it with the girl before now. Information has it that the man had been picked up by the police and the young girl has narrated what happened,” the source stated.
A senior police officer, confirming the incident, said, “We have visited the scene and we gathered that it happened. The mother of the victim was said to have reported to some security operatives who were the ones that arrested the suspect.”
However, when contacted, the command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, stated, “I have not heard it. I am not aware,” in a terse message.
The case has raised concerns about child safety in the community. Police have reportedly locked down the hotel as investigations continue.
This incident follows a recent conviction in Lagos State, where a man was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl over a three-month period, resulting in urinary incontinence.
