Police arrest 45-year-old man for def!ling his friend's granddaughter in Osun

The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Adeyemo Mukaila, for def!ling his friend's granddaughter. 

The spokesperson for the command, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

According to the PPRO, the suspect was arrested after members of the public caught him def!ling the victim in a bush.

Ojelabi disclosed that the suspect had earlier dragged the victim inside his room and had canal knowledge of her. 

"The suspect, one Adeyemi Mukaila is a friend to victim’s grandmother and often visits her at home hence the victim stays with her grandmother. Sometimes in the month of September, 2026 the suspect called the victim to come and get him some items and when she got to his house he dragged her inside his room, removed her pant and had canal knowledge of her,” the statement read.

 

"Furthermore, on 2nd of October being the victim’s birthday, the victim gladly informed him of her birthday and asked for a birthday gift from him, the suspect gave her one thousand (N1,000.00k), at the same time demanded for a gift from her which in turn she went to buy him some biscuit, took it to him in his workshop around Ilupeju area of Ikire. 

 

"The suspect then dragged her into the nearby bush and had canal knowledge of her.

 

"When he noticed that people had already seen them, he took to his heels into the bush, the commuters followed the victim and asked her what he did to her which she explained to them before they went after the suspect, arrested him and handed him over to the Police.

 

“The Command wish to encourage members of the public especially parents to remain vigilant, and promptly report suspicious movements and criminal activities to the nearest police station or through established police emergency channels.”