NSCDC detains man, 20, over defilement of minor in Osun

The Osun Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has a 20-year-old man in its custody arrested over alleged defilement of a 12-year-old girl. The corps commandant, Mr Igbalawole Sotiyo, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Osogbo on Tuesday. Sotiyo stated that the suspect, identified as Tiamiyu […]

The Osun Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has a 20-year-old man in its custody arrested over alleged defilement of a 12-year-old girl.

The corps commandant, Mr Igbalawole Sotiyo, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Osogbo on Tuesday.

Sotiyo stated that the suspect, identified as Tiamiyu Samuel, was caught and detained on Wednesday, March 26, in Gbongbon, Aiyedaade Local Government Area.

The statement read in part: “One Tiamiyu Samuel, 20, was arrested on March 26 by operatives of the NSCDC for having carnal knowledge of a 12-year-old girl, unlawfully, in Gbongan, Osun State.

“In his confessional statement, he said he had known the victim for three years and had asked her to be his girlfriend but she rejected him.

“However, on Sunday, March 23, at about 3pm, the victim was passing in front of the suspect’s house when he called her and dragged her into his room with the help of an accomplice.

“The suspect threatened the victim with a cutlass and had carnal knowledge of her.’’