The police in Osun have arrested a one Damilola Akintilo for defiling a four-year-old girl in Ile-Ife.
The nineteen-year-old suspect was said to have taken the victim into the bush and had unlawful carnal knowledge of her on Wednesday.
Herald Nigeria learnt that the victim was sick and left in the room by her mother, but Damilola reportedly sneaked in and took her to a nearby bush around in Ita Olopo area of the two to commit the crime.
A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said suspect was arrested and handed over to police personnel at the Moore Police Station.
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The source stated that Damilola was known to the mother of the victim, who raised the alarm when she returned and could not find her daughter, adding that a search party heard the girl screaming from the nearby bush and caught the suspect in the act.
Confirming the arrest, the state Police Public Police Relations Officer, Folasade Odoro, said Damilola was in custody, adding that the suspect would be charged soon.