Man Arrested For Raping 20-Year-Old Girl With Down Syndrome In Ogun

Man Arrested
The Suspect

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, identified as Godwin Akpan for allegedly raping a 20-year-old girl with Down Syndrome.

The victim was reportedly raped on Tuesday, July 28, after her elder sister sent her on an errand close to the gate of their house in Ota, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state.

According to the command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, “The suspect, who is their close neighbour, forcefully dragged the victim to a room, where he had sex with her against her will.

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Upon the report, the DPO, Sango Ota, CSP Godwin Idehai, quickly detailed his detectives to the scene, where the suspect was promptly arrested. On interrogation, he confessed to the crime but claimed not to know what came over him that made him to do it.

The victim has been taken to the general hospital for treatment.”