Two alleged rapists paraded in Ibadan for defiling minors

Two alleged rapists who are accused of defiling youngsters in their respective localities have been paraded in Ibadan.At the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Command Agodi Ibadan, the state capital of Oyo, the accused were paraded on Monday.The suspects’ names were given by the State Public Relations Officer of the Corps, DSC Oyindamola Okuneye, who briefed journalists on the development, as Tunde Kareem, age 33, from Ede, Osun State, a resident of Papa, Idi Osan Olodo road, Ibadan, and Amos Micheal, age 46, from Ikwo Local Government Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, who lives at RoadOyindamola maintained that Tunde Kareem, was arrested for defiling his 11-year-old daughter. While Amos Micheal defiling a minor aged 10 years on the 15th of January 2023 by taking her to a lonely road with his bike in the vicinity and using his finger to penetrate her till she was defiled.She said, “Amos used to go to the girl’s mother’s shop to drink locally made herbs and used the opportunity to get closer to the girl.””Tunde Kareem upon interrogation admitted to have had the carnal knowledge of his daughter once before his arrest on 17th January 2023.” Oyindamola said.Oyindamola however said that the state Corps Commandant, CC Adaralewa Micheal insisted that the corps will maintain its stand on zero tolerance for misuse of children and protection of girl children in the State. While speaking with journalists, Tunde Kareem denied the allegation of having canal knowledge of his daughter.He said, “this is the handiwork of my ex-wife, she is the one that reported me and levelled that such allegation against me because she want to the girl to be in her custody. I don’t rape her, she is my daughter, she is the one I’m hustling for, this is pure lie against me, I have remarried and I can’t leave my daughter for her.” In his words, Amos Micheal who was accused of defiling a minor confirmed to have touched the private part of the girl in question but denied raping her.He said, ” I don’t penetrate into her as I was accused of, but I touched her, I actually took her to a private place to do that while taking her to her mother who sells local herbs for us.” DSC Oyindamola said that, “both suspects pleaded guilty to the offense committed.” Stressing that the suspects would be charged to court immediately after the completion of their investigation.”