The police in Ogun State have arrested a 36 years old school bus driver for defiling a 4 years old pupil.
The name of the suspect is Humble Michael.
He was arrested on January 22, 2021 following a report by the mother of the victim who reported the case at Ogijo divisional headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force.
She explained that while her husband was bathing her daughter, he discovered that blood was gushing out of her private part, and when the girl was questioned, she disclosed to her parents that the driver of their school bus was the person who had sex with her on January 21, 2021 when returning from school.
The girl was said to have stated further that after the driver had dropped all other school children at their various homes, she was the only one left in the bus.
She said the driver parked somewhere along the road and defiled her.
Upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO of Ogijo division, CSP Muhammed Sulaiman Baba, detailed his operatives to go after the suspect and he was subsequently arrested.
The victim was quickly taken to general hospital for treatment and the doctor’s report confirmed that she had been sexually abused.
On interrogation, the suspect admitted that he actually committed the crime.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.
The CP also appealed to parents to always make the wellbeing of their children, especially female ones, number one priority so as to save them from those evil men lurking around everywhere.
He also warned school proprietors to always have background checks of those they want to employ to save them from employing criminals.
