50-Year-Old Man Caught Raping Teenager Apprehended

Some persons in Akure, Ondo State capital have nabbed a 50-year-old man identified as Kamoru Smaila for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl.

AllNews understands that Smaila committed the act at Adelabu street, Danjuma axis of Akure South Local Government area of the State.

Smaila was caught by neighbours after the victim raised an alarm.

He denied having carnal knowledge of the girl and also feigned ignorance of how semen and bloodstain got to the girl’s body.

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According to one of the neighbours, the suspect took the girl to an uncompleted building to perpetuate the act.

Meanwhile, the girl said the suspect was chasing her around and forcefully raped her.

She added that he covered her mouth when she was trying to shout.

Following the incident which attracted onlookers, it took the intervention of the men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to rescue the suspect from mob action.

The Public Relations Officer of NSCDC in the state, ASC Olufemi Omole said the matter is under investigation, and the victim has been taken to the government hospital for a medical check-up.