Tuesday, 2 May 2023

Man 63 attempts suicide over rape of 14 year old girl.

 





 When a 63 year old man identified as Oyekole Ayorinde allegedly forced himself on minor , he did not know that he would be faced with the consequences of his action .

His alleged defilement was reported today by a mandated reporter it was learnt . 

Following the report of the alleged defilement , a Core team attached to the Advocates for Children and Vulnerable Persons Network ACVPN stormed the alleged perpetrator's apartment at Block 10, flat 12B, Tinubu Estate, Ginti community Ikorodu where the alleged defilement was said to have taken place on 30th April,2023. 


it was gathered that as soon as the alleged perpetrator learnt of the visit of the Advocates, he sneaked into his bathroom and hurriedly gulped substances suspected to be dangerous in order to commit suicide. 

narrating what transpired at the residence, one of the ACVPN members , Comrade Okanlawon Toyin the Head of Rescue and Case manager. said " The perpetrator Mr. Ayorinde Oyekole who initially told me he's 63, which was confirmed by his wife later said he's 59yrs at the Station.I set out to the estate, met the perpetrator's wife who granted me access to the living room. She asked why I wanted to see her husband, I told her I was sent to come invite him for questioning, after a while the perpetrator came out and took an excuse to the toilet, alas' the wife raised an alarm that he has drank some substance and vomited blood, hurriedly I and a VGN Officer rushed to the toilet to bring him out, we asked him what he drank but he refused to tell use, he came out to spit out and said Iku ya ju esin lo (Death is better than shame) we quickly gave him palm oil to drink so that it can neutralize the substance harm.


After lots of rest and observations, we took him and the victim in company of his son and wife to Ikorodu command, the FSU heard from both side and took us to the DPO who directed the perpetrator be taken to General hospital for treatment and also the victim for checkup and treatment. The DPO CSP. A.R. Balogun has total Zero tolerance for crime how much more, a defilement" 


Comrade Toying further stated that the victim narrated how the perpetrator asked her to come massage his arm that was hurting him, thereafter he started fondling her breasts, she rebuffed him but he pushed her and pinned her down in the bed to have his way, he then forced himself on her and had sex with her. Though she was threatened never to let anyone know that he will take good care of her but if she let anyone know she will be dealt with, the defilement happened on April 30th.


The victim actually narrated what happened without fear, to the gender officer and the office was very professional about it. The victim said the reason she spoke out was to stop the act not to continue.




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