A 71-year-old hunter, Alhaji
Kayode Ganiyu raped a 7-year-old pupil, ‘Taye’ a primary school pupil of Oba
Ile in Akure in Ondo State.
The incident occurred at Ayetoru
Street in Oba Ile, a suburb of Akure.
According to source who
initially witnessed the revelation of the rape case, the 7-year-old girl was
returning from school when she was lured by the old man with N10 into his
cluttered private one room apartment
deceitfully telling her he wanted her to
purchase sachet water for him.
The loud cry of the poor little
girl, SaharaReporters learns attracted the attention of passerbys who
immediately inquired into the incidence.
Narrating her ordeal, the little
Taye said she was returning from school and stopped at a nearby well opposite
Mr. Ganiyu’s house in order to fetch water and drink but decided against it
because the well water was too dirty.
She alleged that ‘Alhaji’ as he
is popularly known in the area, was watching her, as she meant to leave Mr.
Ganiyu called her into his dingy apartment to get money to purchase water,
however, soon as she walked into the room, he forced her onto his bed, covered
her mouth and raped her repeatedly
‘’I was thirsty and coming back
from school inside the hot sun when Alhaji waved and called me to come and
collect money for pure water. I sat down, and he searched through his cloth and
brought out N10. I never knew he had closed his door. He pushed me onto the
bed, covered my mouth with his hand and did it’’, she narrated and cried
profusely.
The little schoolgirl explained
that the old man raped her twice. ‘’I was crying painfully when he was raping
me, but he would not listen”.
She also said she bled
continuously after the incidence while Alhaji cleaned her up with a ‘rag’ and
threatened her with a dane gun if she tells anyone.
Confirming the bad news, Mrs.
Mary Michael, the mother of the victim, said they she was inside the room
cleaning when a neighbor broke in with a ‘thunderous voice’ to report the ugly
incidence.
“We were inside the house when
some people shouted my name and said I should come and see what has happened to
my daughter”. Stressing further, she said her daughter was weeping that one
Alhaji called her and carried her inside the house.
Mrs. Mary revealed that she took
her daughter to the hospital where a doctor disclosed that her daughter was
truly raped.
However, Mr. Ganiyu tried
denying the allegations. While denying the allegation, the old man who managed
to talk said he did not have carnal knowledge of the little girl.
“They are lying. I didn’t rape
her,” He said softly as if looking for pity.
He said the little girl only
approached him to buy her biscuit which he did by giving her money.
“I only gave her money to buy
biscuit for herself when she complained that she is hungry”.
But when asked by our
correspondent how much he gave her, the old man refused to talk and pretended
to be sick.
Many residents who spoke on the
incidence accused him of being a serial rapist. They alleged that the old man
who also engages in local voodoo practices reported claims that his “gods” are
pleased when he rapes little virgins.
SaharaReporters gathered that
the old man, who is a hunter, had been living on the street for close to 10
years
Meanwhile, officers of the
Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State command already
arrested Mr. Ganiyu.
The spokesman of the command, Mr
Kayode Balogun told SaharaReporters that the accused is “presently in our
custody and will be taken to court soon”.
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