Police arrest 75 year old man for raping a teenage hawker in Osun

Police arrest 75 year old man for raping a teenage hawker in Osun

Osun state police command have arrested a 75-year-old man, Jacob Ayinla, for raping a 15-year-old local juice hawker popularly known as ‘Pito’ in his

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Osun state police command have arrested a 75-year-old man, Jacob Ayinla, for raping a 15-year-old local juice hawker popularly known as ‘Pito’ in his apartment in Osogbo, Osun State.

The accused man according to reports lured the teenager into his apartment in the Olowo area in Osogbo under the pretense he wanted to buy the local juice. Immediately she entered his house, the man forcefully defiled her.

“The girl always hawks the Pito around in our area but it is unfortunate that the girl was deceived by the old man and raped. The girl is living at No 10 Aresa area, Osogbo with her relative who produces the local juice for her to hawk every day. After the incident she reported the issue to the police station, informing them of what Ayinla has done to her.” a source said

Commenting on the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, Yemisi Opalola, said
“Our men swung into action and arrested him in his house and we have taken the victim to Police Hospital for a medical test.”

She added that the matter will be charged to court once the investigation has been completed.