The Ekiti State Police Command said it has arrested a middle-aged man identified as Ayomide Jinaidu for abducting and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old secondary school girl.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abutu Sunday, the suspect allegedly abducted the victim while she was going to school and held her hostage for five days.

He added that the incident happened in the Omisanjana area of Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, before he was arrested by the operatives of the Ado Central Division.

He said, ?Investigation revealed that the victim was on her way to school when the suspect accosted and lured her into his house where she was kept and sexually harassed for about five days. The suspect made a confessional statement to that effect.?

The police spokesman advised parents and guardians in the state to monitor the movements of their children and those they associate with.

?In view of the prevailing incidents of rapes, sexual assaults, and other cases of gender-based violence, the Command enjoins parents and guardians to warn their wards to be mindful of where they go, those they meet, and the relationships they keep.

?Victims are also advised to speak out immediately to enable the police to take immediate necessary action,? Abutu said.

Similarly, the command said it arrested a man identified as Miracle Peter for allegedly specialising in phone theft in Ifaki-Ekiti, Ido-Osi Local Government Area of the state.

?Upon a credible tip-off on 24/01/2025 at about 17:00 hrs that a habitual phone thief was in Fayose Market attempting to sell off three stolen phones, the Ado Central Divisional Police Officer (DPO) swung into action, sending operatives to the axis where the suspect, one Miracle Peter of Oke-Ibede Area, Ilawe-Ekiti, was arrested with the phones.

?During the investigation, the suspect confessed that he stole the phones from three different owners at Ifaki-Ekiti. One of the owners was contacted, who immediately came to reclaim his phone, while efforts are ongoing to identify the other owners,? he said. (Nigerian Tribune)

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