By ABIRHIRE THOMAS, South South
Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force, Edo State Command, have arrested a 43-year-old man, named Ovie Oktogbo, specializes in raping male children and teenagers between ages of 10 to 15.
Oktogbo, a father of three according a remarkable investigation by the police, lives at No.15 Ugboguhi Street, Off Uwasota, Ugbowo, Benin City, in Edo State but has been revealed to be indigene of Delta State.
According to a statement by the command, “On the 10/02/2022 at about 1800hrs the Edo State Police Command arrested one Ovie Oktogbo ‘m’ (43) of No. 15 Ugboguhi Street Off Uwasota, Ugbowo, Benin City, an indigene of Delta State but resident in Benin City, a father of three who also works as a guard man in the area that specializes in raping male children/ teenagers between the ages of 10 to 15years.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the rapist specializes in using N100 to N200 to lure his unsuspected victims who are children and teenagers between the ages of 10 to 15years in the area and have an unnatural carnal knowledge of them through their anus by applying Caro-White bleaching cream on both his manhood and the victims anus as the case may be for easy penetration.
“Luck ran out on him as one of his victim ‘M’ 13years (name withheld) fell ill with swollen feet, face and pus all over his body. Medical examination revealed that his liver and kidney is damaged as a result of a certain chemical contained in bleaching creams, upon further enquiry by the victim parents, he confessed that a certain man in the area force his way and forcibly had carnal knowledge of him, it was in that process that he applied cream in his anus, hence the report to the police.
“On receipt of the information the operatives of the command immediately swung into action arrested Ovie Oktogbo ‘M’ who is cooperating with investigation. He confessed to have defiled nine (9) boys in the area. Six (6) have already been identified and their parents also made formal complaint to the commissioner of police to that effect while three (3) out of the nine (9) children are yet to be identified.
“The Commissioner Of Police Edo State Police Command CP Philip Aliyu Ogbadu Psc (+) while lamenting over the behaviour of the suspect reminded parents, guardians and the society of our social responsibility of guiding, protecting and teaching these young children and boys the way of life. He said the society can only thrive when these children are protected from the menace of immoral/ criminal members of the society.
“The suspect will soon be arraign in court at the end of the investigation,” the statement said.
