Ekiti: Police arrest grandma over bribe to cover up rape of 3-year-old granddaughter

By Mike Adebayo, Ado-Ekiti

Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a teenager, Seun Olarewaju who raped a 3-year-old girl.

The grandmother of the victim was also arrested after investigation revealed that she collected the sum of fifty thousand naira to cover up the act.

According to a statement made available to Nigerian NewsDirect in Ado-Ekiti by the Ekiti State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Abutu, the incident happened at Iyana Emirin Area, Off Poly Road, Ado-Ekiti.

He said, “Investigation revealed that the suspect lured the victim into his room where he had carnal knowledge of her.

“The victim was thereafter, taken to the hospital for medical examination and treatment where expert confirmed a case of penetration into the private part of the victim.”

Abutu noted that further investigation revealed that when the grandmother of the victim heard about the incident, she demanded the sum of N50,000:00 from the parents of the suspect for amicable settlement of the case.

TMoney was paid to her and she converted it to her personal use.

He confirmed that she had also been arrested and shall be charged to Court alongside the suspect for compounding felony and defilement respectively.