Men of Ogun State Police Command arrested Kunle Abati, a 29-year old man for allegedly forcefully having carnal knowledge of a 27-year-old lady with down syndrome.

Kunle Abati was taken into custody on the 7th December 2022. This was in response to a report filed at Ilese ijebu Divisional Headquarters by the mother of the victim who claimed that her daughter had gone on an errand around 7:30 AM and returned with a blood stained cloth. She further stated that she had taken her daughter to the house of Kunle Abati after she inquired about the blood stain on her cloth.

Upon receiving the report, the DPO Ilese Ijebu, CSP Paul Omiwole, detailed his detectives to go after the suspect and he was subsequently arrested.

On interrogation, the suspect admitted to committing the crime, and said that he equally capitalized on the health challenge of the lady to rape her, only to discover that she was a virgin.

The victim who was seriously bleeding was rushed to General Hospital Ijebu Ode for medical attention.

SP Abimbola Oyeyemi (spokesman for the state police command) confirmed the arrest and said that CP Lanre Bankole, the state commissioner of Police, had ordered the transfer of the suspect immediately to the Anti Human Trafficking and Child Labour unit of the state Criminal Investigation Department, where he will be subject to further investigation and diligent prosecution.

This is really tragic