Despite various punishment against rape, some persons seem not to have learnt any lesson.
This is as a 62 year old man identified as Sunday Falana aka Sebukky in Aaye-Oja-Ekiti, Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti State allegedly defiled aseven-year-old daughter of his neighbour, Bidemi Awolola at his residence on Ilegosi area of the community.
Our reporter gathered that the victim and her mother were at home on Saturday November the 25th 2023 at around 7:45pm when the incident occurred.
Narrating her ordeal while speaking with news men in Ado-Ekiti, the seven years old Bidemi Awolola who is also a primary -2 pupil of St. John Anglican Primary school, Aaye Oja-Ekiti explained that the 62 year Sunday Falana beckoned on her and her elder brother, Segun Awolola on that saturday evening to come and eat cocked rice in his apartment, adding that the sexagenarian allegedly send his brother “Segun” back on the ground that he only invited Bidemi (the victim) for the feast.
Bidemi further explained that after she finished eating the rice, the man carried her and put her on the bed inside his room and removed her pant, while struggling to penetrate her private part, she added that when he could not penetrate her, the man popularly known as Sebukky opened his cupboard and brought out something like cream, which she said Sunday Falana (Sebukky)used to rob her private part before he could penetrate her, while confirming that some whiteish dropped from his private part while doing it.
The toddler explained that she was crying in the process, but Sunday Falana cautioned her not to cry, stressing that if she dare tell anybody, the toddler will die.
The victim’s mother, Funke Awolola in her account of the story said she was doing
some domestic chores at home on that Saturday night, when his ten years old son Segun Awolola came home without seeing her Sister, Bidemi Awolola. The mother demanded for the whereabout of his sister only to be told that she was with “Sebukky”, but when she expected her to return home and she didn’t come on time, she went straight to Sebukky’s house, but the man refused to open the door for them.
She, however, said things took another turn when she returned home and started crying, and could not sleep all through the night, the mother said she vehemently demanded for the reason behind her problem, but could not say it, as she disclosed to her that if she divulged the secret she would die.
The victim’s mother said the case was reported at the palace of the traditional ruler of the community, where it all attracted wide condemnation, and later reported at the Police Station in Otun-Ekiti.
When contacted, spokesman for the Ekiti State Police Command, DSP, Sunday Abutu said the suspect has been arrested and would be transferred to the Criminal Investigative Department at the Headquarters in Ado Ekiti.
