35-year-old man arrested over alleged sodomy in Ondo

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ondo State Command have arrested a 35- year- old commercial motorcycle rider, Peter Nweke, for allegedly sodomising a 15-year-old boy in Abusoro area of Ijoka, in Akure South Local Government Area of the state.

The NSCDC’s spokesperson in Ondo, Daniel Aidamenbor, explained that the suspect, an Okada rider, was arrested on Tuesday around Willy Bright, Elewa junction, Abusoro, Ijoka road, Akure, following the reports from the residents of the community.

According to him, the residents who observed the strange movement of Nweke and the minor around his house on a daily basis investigated their movement and found Nweke molesting the 15-year-old secondary school student.

He explained that the suspect was apprehended by the collective effort of the community, who observed the strange movement of the suspect around his residence on a daily basis.

The residents noticed that Nweke will always lure his victim from school to his house and return the victim to his house, which was not too far from his place, around 6 pm.

They said the suspect usually bring the boy into the house on a daily basis while the neighbors noticed this trend and reported it to the landlord.

“On Thursday, 6th July 2023, he was caught in the act of molesting the child but ran away. On Tuesday, 11th July 2023, luck ran out on the suspect, and he was apprehended by the victim’s uncle and handed over to the command.

“The suspect who contravened sections 31(1)(2) of the Ondo States Child’s Right Law 2007 and section 3(1)(a)(b)(c) of the Ondo State Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law 2021 and will be charged to court accordingly after the conclusion of the investigation.”

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