Police arrest carpenter for raping 20-year-old autistic girl

The Nigeria Police in Ondo on Thursday said it has arrested a 50-year-old carpenter, Tunde Ogunlade, for allegedly raping a 20-year old autistic girl in the state. Mr Femi Joseph, the command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) who paraded the suspect before newsmen in Akure said that the suspect took advantage of the girl’s condition […]

The Nigeria Police in Ondo on Thursday said it has arrested a 50-year-old carpenter, Tunde Ogunlade, for allegedly raping a 20-year old autistic girl in the state.

Mr Femi Joseph, the command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) who paraded the suspect before newsmen in Akure said that the suspect took advantage of the girl’s condition and had canal knowledge of her.

Joseph said that one Ogunbiyi Oluranti of J3X Newtown Oke-Aro, Akure on Nov. 12 at about 11:30am reported that her autistic daughter was allegedly raped in the bathroom of a house opposite her house.

Oluranti said the incident happened when she went to greet the owner of the house, one Mrs Grace Fagbamigbe, age 80years. Speaking with newsmen, Ogunlade, father of three denied raping the girl saying that he only used his finger to penetrate her.

“I don’t know what actually came over me that day. All I could remember was that I came there to work as a carpenter and I saw the girl.

”I did not rape her, I only fingered her,” he said. (NAN)