The Ogun State Police Command said it has arrested a 44-year-old alleged paedophile, Damilola Otegba, after being caught trying to engage in unlawful activities with a six-year-old girl at night inside a university building.
According to information made available to The Eagle Online, the suspect left his post to attempt a sexual assault on the girl.
The security guard at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta allegedly committed the offence on Wednesday.
The Ogun State Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the arrest to The Eagle Online on Thursday, said the incident was reported at the station by the mother of the victim on Wednesday at about 10pm.
According to the Chief Superintendent of Police, Otegba would have succeeded if not for the timely intervention of a female student before he was apprehended.
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Odutola said: “On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at about 10:10pm, Sherifat Bakare, a food vendor residing on Araromi Ajebo Road, via Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, reported to the police station that while she was away at the market, she received a call from her younger brother, one Seyi Bakare, whom she had left in charge of her shop on the FUNAAB campus along with her daughter.
“Seyi informed her that while searching for the six-year-old, the girl ran into the shop, visibly frightened.
“When he asked her what had happened, she revealed that one Damilola Otegba, a 44-year-old private security guard assigned to a building on the campus, had taken her upstairs to his workplace.
“He allegedly undressed by exposing himself, forced his manhood into her to perform inappropriate acts, and then took her to a corner and laid behind her.
“The victim emphasised that as she resisted his advances, an unknown FUNAAB female student, who was unaware of what was going on, entered the area.
“On seeing the untoward situation, she questioned the man about his actions with the girl. This led to the chief security officer of FUNAAB being informed.”
The Police PRP disclosed further that the girl was promptly taken to the school clinic for medical evaluation, and the FUNAAB Harmony Divisional Police Officer is awaiting the doctor’s report on the examination.
Odutola, a Chief Superintendent of Police, added that the suspect remains in police custody and will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, Abeokuta for a more detailed investigation.