Police operatives in Ekiti State have arrested a mother and son for allegedly abd#cting and s#xually expl#iting a 15-year-old girl.
The suspects, Mrs Ademiloye Felicia and her son, Adewumi, were arrested on March 15, 2022, three years after they allegedly abd#cted the minor.
The command’s spokesperson, ASP Abutu Sunday, in a statement on Monday, March 21, said that the victim went missing sometime in March, 2019, and all efforts made by the Police and her family members to know her whereabout proved abortive.
According to him, “However, on 15/3/2022, that is about three three years later, the victim’s mother received a credible information about her daughter’s whereabout. She then alerted the police who then swung into action and traced the missing girl to the house of one Mrs Ademiloye Felicia.
The victim was immediately rescued while Mrs Ademiloye Felicia and her son, Adewumi Ademiloye were subsequently arrested for further investigation.
Investigation revealed that the victim was lured by Adewumi Ademiloye into his mother’s house on that fateful day and dr#gged.
The victim revealed that after consuming the dr#gs given to her by Adewumi Ademiloye, she could not remember to go back home. She stated that she is now a dr#g addict due to the amount of dr#gs consumed within this period of three years.
The victim disclosed that Adewumi Ademiloye had series of s#xual intercourse with her and has given her to different men on many occasions each time he does not have money. These men had s#x with her and paid Adewumi Ademiloye an amount ranging from N10,000) to N20,000.
Further investigation revealed that the victim is about 8months pregnant but has not been registered in any Heath Care Center or visited any hospital for Antenatal Care.
During interrogation, Adewumi Ademiloye confessed to the commission of the crime and will be charged to court alongside his mother for conspiracy to commit abduction, r#pe and child expl#itation.”
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