The police command in Ogun state says it has arrested a 32-year-old Gbenga Kolawole, for allegedly raping a drunk 16-year-old girl at Adubi area in Ewekoro local government.

SP Omolola Odutola, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), disclosed this in a statement, issued in Abeokuta, Ogun state, on Friday.

Odutola explained that the girl
was said to have been drunk during an annual Church anniversary on Sunday.

The PPRO stated that her mother said she took the drunk girl to a nearby shop and kept her there.

The police spokesperson noted that the suspect was alleged to have raped the girl where she was kept but was caught by one Sunday Ibrahim.

She said that the victim was taken to Ore Ofe Hospital for medical treatment while preliminary investigation was still on over the ignoble act.

“Following a report from an aggrieved mother that her daughter who got drunk during an annual Church anniversary celebration in Adubi and was taken by her to a nearby shop and kept her there.

” The girl became victim to one Gbenga Kolawole who had unlawful carnal knowledge of the drunk girl. He was caught in the act by one Sunday Ibrahim.

“The victim has been taken to Ore Ofe Hospital in Ewekoro for medical attention while the suspect has been arrested for preliminary investigation,” the PPRO said.