The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old guy, recognized as Adeyemo Mukaila, over the alleged defilement of a sufferer within the state.
The suspect used to be arrested after individuals of the general public reportedly apprehended him and passed him over to the police following an incident within the Ilupeju house of Ikire, Osun State.
In line with a observation issued on Wednesday by way of the Police Public Family members Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the suspect used to be a pal of the sufferer’s grandmother and often visited her house, the place the sufferer lived.
The police alleged that someday in September 2026, the suspect known as the sufferer to assemble some pieces from him.
“On arriving at his place of dwelling, he allegedly dragged her into his room and sexually assaulted her.
“On October 2, the sufferer’s birthday, she visited the suspect at his workshop within the Ilupeju house of Ikire after purchasing biscuits for him as a birthday present.
“The suspect allegedly dragged the sufferer into a close-by bush and sexually assaulted her. He reportedly fled into the bush after noticing that individuals had noticed them, whilst commuters reportedly pursued the sufferer and requested her what had took place.
“The sufferer defined the incident to the commuters, who therefore went after the suspect, apprehended him and passed him over to the police,” the observation mentioned.
The command recommended folks and individuals of the general public to stay vigilant and file suspicious actions or legal actions to the closest police station or thru established police emergency channels.