But for the non-stop blood noticed in the private part of a 4-year-old girl, it could take some time, probably after the effect of an assault on her have fully manifested, before the parents would know.
The little girl was allegedly defiled by her school bus driver, one Humble Michael, last Thursday, January 21, 2021 while being taken home from school.
The discovery, Crime Puzzle gathered, was made the following morning while the victim’s father was bathing her, in readiness for school.
In an apparent awe and shock, the father alerted her mother, propelling questioning the girl.
The girl’s shocking narratives to the effect that, after the driver had dropped all other pupils at their various homes and was the only one left in the bus with him, he driver parked somewhere along the road and defiled her.
The trouble mother quickly reported the incident at the Ogijo Police Divisional headquarters and the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Muhammed Sulaiman Baba, detailed his operatives to go after the suspect, leading to his arrest same day.
In a press statement made available to our reporter, Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said, “On interrogation, the suspect admitted committing the crime”, adding that the victim was quickly taken to general hospital for medical examination and treatment.
The medical report, according to the statement, confirmed that she had been sexually abused.
In the light of this, the state 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 (SCIID) for further investigation and prosecution.
“The CP also appealed to parents to always make the wellbeing of their children, especially female ones, a number one priority, so as to save them from evil men lurking around everywhere. He also warned school proprietors to always have background checks of those they want to employ to save them the embarrassment of employing criminals like Michael”, Oyeyemi said. Crime Puzzle
