The Nigerian Police has arrested Mr Nurudeen Owolabi, a scrap collector, for allegedly raping a 12-year-old pupil, Ngozi (original name withheld) in the Bariga area of the state. Nurudeen, 30, lives in the same neighbourhood with the parents of the victim. He was said to have tricked her into his apartment on Alhaji Yinu Street, Bariga, and raped her. Mr Owolabi told the police that he gave Ngozi N200 and warned her not to tell anybody about what happened. However, the victim’s mother was said to have noticed a whitish substance on her private parts and after much prodding, Ngozi opened up on the incident. The police said the case was immediately reported to the police, leading to the arrest of the Ilorin, Kwara State indigene.
