A 17-year-old boy, Arije Dare, has been arrested for allegedly raping two children of his neighbour.
The spokesperson of the Ondo State Police Command, SP Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the development on Tuesday.
According to Odunlami, who spoke in Akure, the Ondo State capital, at the parade of some suspected criminals, the children were aged four.
She said Dare allegedly carried out the act at Ikoya/Ilutitun Road, Okitipupa area of the state.
She said the victims “were playing in their compound at Ikoya/Ilutitun road, Okitipupa when one Arije Dare went to their house to get water, met the children in the house and lured them to an uncompleted building and defiled them.
“Three days after, one of the girls complained of pains.
“When her mother inquired from the daughter, she mentioned the suspect as the culprit.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the crime.
“He will soon be charged to court.”