A 71-year-old hunter, Kayode Ganiyu, has been arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old pupil of St Paul Annex Primary School, Oba Ile, Akure, Ondo State.
Confirming the story, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Ondo State Command, Kayode Balogun, said that the man had lured the girl, who was returning from school, to his residence under the guise of him offering her N10 for sachet water.
Narrating her ordeal in the hands of the suspect, the child said she was coming back from school and stopped at a nearby well opposite his house to fetch water to drink but ended up not getting the water as it appeared unhygienic.
She alleged that “Alhaji,” as the suspect is known on the street, offered her money to buy water, before forcing her to his bed, covered her mouth and repeatedly raped her.
"I was crying from the pain when he was penetrating me but he wouldn’t listen," she narrated.
According to her, the man cleaned her bleeding vagina with a rag and threatened her with a local gun if she told anyone.
Confirming the ugly incident, the mother of the victim said she was in her house when a neighbor hurried to report the case to her.
"My daughter was weeping that one Alhaji called her and carried her inside his house," the devastated mother said.
The hospital doctor confirmed the fact of raping.
However, Mr. Ganiyu denied the allegation. He recounted that the girl only approached him to buy her biscuit, which he did by giving her money.
"She complained that she was hungry and I gave her money to buy biscuit." The suspect, who had lived on that street for close to 10 years, was, however, accused of being a serial rapist.
An elderly neighbour claimed that the suspect used occultic powers in raping little girls to appease his gods and ensure himself a long life.
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