The officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested a 76-year-old man in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, for allegedly raping and impregnating a 16-year-old girl in the state.
The Ogun State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Adijat Adeleye, told newsmen in Abeokuta on Saturday that the septuagenarian would be arraigned to get justice for the victim.
Adeleye, who expressed worries about the increasing rate of sexual abuse in the country, appealed to victims to always speak up.
The commissioner also called on parents to stop withdrawing rape cases in the country.
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She said: “The incidence of people going to report rape cases to the police only to turn around to withdraw such cases is increasing.
“Parents are advised to report cases of violation of their children and wards to the police and not withdraw such cases until justice is served.
“Withdrawing cases of violation from the law serves as an impetus for perpetrators to continue in the crime.”
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