The Ogun state police command has arrested one Ayobami Oluwatobiloba Runsewe, a 25-year-old class teacher at a nursery and primary school in Ago Iwoye on May 19th for the alleged rape of a 13 years old girl(name withheld), who is a pupil in his class.
Runsewe was arrested after the victim's mother, went to the station in the company of the victim to lodge a report about the incident. According to the parent, the teacher lured the victim to his house in the Ayegbami area of Ago Iwoye after the school lesson at about 4:30 pm and forcefully had sexual intercourse with her. The blood-soaked pants of the victim were presented as evidence in the station.
On interrogation, the suspect initially denied having anything with the victim, but when the victim confronted him, he was unable to say anything further.
The state commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the anti-human trafficking and child labor unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and possible prosecution.
