Police arrest teenager over alleged defilement in Oyo

Men of the Oyo State Police Command have arrested two people in connection with criminal activities.

The command arrested one suspect in connection with defilement, while another was arrested in connection with the vandalisation of cables.

In a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, he explained that a 17-year-old male was arrested for allegedly defiling a three-year-old girl in Saki, in the Oke Ogun geopolitical zone of the state.

He added that the victim was promptly rushed to a medical facility in Saki.

He said the victim was currently receiving comprehensive clinical treatment and psychotherapeutic care.

Ayanlade, speaking further, explained that a 21-year-old man was arrested in connection with the vandalisation and theft of house-wiring cables valued at approximately N2,692,000 in Ogbomoso.

“The arrest was made at about 0530hrs on September 21, 2026, by operatives of the Monitoring Unit attached to Ogbomoso Base, while on anti-crime patrol along Bosunla Street, Ogbomoso.

“The operatives accosted the suspect while he was in possession of a sack bag fully loaded with house-wiring cables suspected to have been removed from a building under construction within Ogbomoso Township.

“Based on this disclosure, police operatives immediately visited the identified scene of the crime, where the owner of the vandalised property, Salaudeen Rasaq, was contacted.

“Upon assessment, he estimated the value of the cables vandalised and removed from his building at N2,692,000,” he said.