Outrage as ex-convict allegedly rapes 12-year-old girl to death in Ogun
by ebor cletus ralph jr
An ex-convict known only as Orija has been listed as sought by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing 12-year-old Janet Fakeye in Abeokuta.
The suspect, who is still on the run, was just recently freed from prison detention after having been jailed for theft, according to the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed this on Monday.
Oyeyemi stated that the crime occurred in the Fehintoluwa community in Idiya, Abeokuta-North Local Government Area of the state, and that police were pursuing the culprit.
“It is true that we have launched a manhunt for the suspect. The suspect is an ex-convict who was just released from prison. He would soon be arrested and be made to face justice,” Oyeyemi assured.
According to the victim’s father, Sanjo Fakeye, who said he is seeking justice for his daughter from the authorities, the fleeing suspect who is well known in the area, had once been convicted for assaulting a Point of Service operator in the community last year.
He narrated that the victim, a Junior Secondary School student at the Army Day Secondary School, Alamala, Abeokuta, was allegedly dragged into a house by Orija while on an errand.
He said that Orija tied the teenager’s hands, legs and covered her mouth before forcing himself on her.
“I gave Janet money to buy detergent to wash her school uniform. When she didn’t return after a long time, I went to her friend’s place to ask for my daughter, she said she had not seen her,” he said.
“I later went to report at the police station around 8 p.m. that my daughter was missing. As we were heading towards the police station, I received a call from the community that they had found the dead body of my daughter.
“My daughter was raped to death by Orija after he tied her hands, her legs and covered her mouth.
“The remains of my daughter were dumped into another building beside his house after he committed the offence. I want justice.
“The detergent and her blood stains were seen in Orija’s house and he ran away through the back door,” he said.
