60-Year-Old Landlord Arrested For Raping 6-Year-Old Girl

60-Year-Old Landlord Arrested For Raping 6-Year-Old Girl

Mayegun Alani, a 60-year-old man, was arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for the alleged continuous rape of a 6-year-old girl.

The suspect, who confessed to the heinous crime, was picked up by law enforcement after the mother of the victim reported him to the police.

Mayegun lives in the same neighbourhood with his victim (Mayegun Street, Sango, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state) and stated during interrogation that he had been raping the girl for about a month before his arrest.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the arrest, noting that the suspect was arrested after the victim’s mother reported him to the police, Punch reports.

“The police were informed by the mother of the victim, who noticed something strange about the girl whenever she was taking her bath

“The mother asked the little girl some questions which gave a clue that the landlord was responsible for her defilement.

“The suspect was arrested by the police immediately. Initially, he denied the allegation, but later confessed that he had been sleeping with the girl for at least a month. Medical reports also confirmed that the girl has been defiled.”

Adejobi further stated that the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Abdulmajid Ali, directed that the rape case be transferred to the Department of Criminal Investigation and Intelligence of the command for investigation.