A 70-year-old man, Hunsu Sunday has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling his 15 years old granddaughter (name withheld) and subsequently impregnating her.

This was disclosed to newsmen   by the command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi  in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

Oyeyemi added that the old man was arrested on the 10th of November, 2020.

 He said, “The suspect was apprehended following a complaint lodged at Ado-Odo Divisional headquarters by the aunty of the victim who reported that the victim has been living with her grandfather since the demise of her mother”.

“She stated further that the victim came to inform her that her grandfather has been abusing her sexually for quite some time and she has been having strange feelings on her recently”.

 “Upon the complaint, the DPO Ado-Odo, SP Michael Arowojeun detailed his detectives to the scene where the randy old man was arrested”.

 “On interrogation, he confessed having carnal knowledge of his granddaughter but claimed that he didn’t know that the victim is pregnant”, Oyeyemi said.

 He added that the victim has been taken to hospital for medical treatment.

Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.