A 29-year-old driver, Isiaka Mustapha, has
been arrested by the Oyo state police command for the alleged
defilement of a 14-year-old girl.
The victim who hawks oranges for her mother was
regularly seen in the neighbourhood where the suspect lived at Aremo
area of Ibadan.
Mustapha who committed the offence on Friday,
January 6, expressed his desires to buy oranges from the teenager as a
means to lure her in.
Since she was familiar with the criminal and his
wife who were regular customers, the victim did not hesitate to take her
tray into his room as she used to. She thought his wife would be home
with him but it was learnt that the suspect had earlier sent his wife to
go and fetch water at a far-away place, before allegedly carrying out
heinous the act.
The victim said she struggled with the suspect and
screamed for help but nobody came to her rescue. She further said that
she had to tell her mother when she got back home because she was
bleeding continuously.
She added that she was still visibly in pain as
she could hardly walk well when she came to the station to give her
statement. The suspect who admitted to committing the offence said it
was an evil spirit that manipulated him to do so.
He said: “it is true I raped her, she used to
hawk oranges in my neighbourhood, and my wife and I used to patronise
her. We also used to collect orange peels from her to use as mosquito
repellant."
"That day, she came as usual to sell oranges
but, I was repairing a faulty electric cable. My wife had gone to look
for water that I would use to bath."
"She asked for water and I gave her. She
expressed tiredness, saying that she would rest a little bit but I told
her I was going back to motor park to work."
"At a point, I didn’t know the spirit that
entered into me and made me to rape her in my room. When I forced my
manhood into her, she screamed in pain and I withdrew immediately. I
regretted my action when I saw her bleeding and started asking for
forgiveness from God."
"I also pleaded with her to forgive me. I paid
her the money for the oranges I bought and asked to go home. Two days
after, two men came to my house and I was arrested.”
Police public relations officer, Adekunle
Ajisebutu, while confirming the crime said the suspect would be
arraigned after the conclusion of investigations.
