Operatives of Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have foiled the alleged plan of a 21-year-old man, Ahmed Abdulai, to rape a 13-year-old girl at Are Ekiti in the lrepodun/lfelodun Local Government Area pf the state.
However, the operatives said they nabbed the suspect, and subsequently handed him over to the Rapid Response Squad of the Nigeria Police, Ekiti State Command, for further investigation.
The Ekiti Amotekun Corps Officer in Charge of Communications, Adewale Adeleye, in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, stated that the incident happened at a bush in Are Ekiti on Tuesday.
Adeleye stated, “The suspect was apprehended by the Amotekun Operatives of lfedara LCDA outpost in lrepodun/lfelodun LGA during a patrol around 10:00 a.m.
“According to the arresting officers, the suspect allegedly lured a 13-year-old girl to the bush with the intent to have carnal knowledge of her, but could not succeed owing to the arrival of the officers who flashed torchlights on him, while attempting to rape her.
“He was also reported to have initially fled in the process.
“Upon interrogation, the victim narrated her ordeal, saying that the suspect had had sexual intercourse with her sometime ago.”
He noted that although the suspect, when arrested, denied the allegation, he said that he only had such copulation with a different person.
Adeleye stated that “the suspect has been handed over to the RRS of the Ekiti State Police Command for further investigation and necessary action.”
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