The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Ogun State arrested Odewale Akinleye, aged 35, over allegations of sexually assaulting his lover’s 16-year-old daughter.
According to the corps, the suspect was apprehended following a report received by the command’s Anti-Human Trafficking, Irregular Migration, and Gender Unit.
Spokesman of the Command, Dyke Ogbonnaya, said the unit received a case on Monday that was moved from the Ofada/Mokoliki division of command, involving “one Odewale Iseoluwa Akinleye, male, 35 years (suspect) and a victim (female) of 16 years of age, name withheld.”
Ogbonnaya explained, “We (the NSCDC) got to know about the matter through the family members of the victim and our men went after the suspect, got hold of him, and brought him to our division, going through the matter deeply, they saw that it was something they couldn’t handle on their own so it was brought to the state’s headquarters.
“And on the investigation, he confessed to the crime and will be charged to court for likely prosecution.”
In response to the incident, the authorities cautioned parents, especially mothers, about the need to exercise caution while socializing with men in the presence of their daughters, emphasizing the potential negative impact on the children.
The accused, identified as a musician and drummer, disclosed to reporters that he had been in a relationship with the victim’s mother until she relocated to Israel in 2017.
