The Ogun State Police Command has arrested Stephen Jack, an 84-year-old man, “for having unlawful carnal knowledge” of an 8-year-old girl in Ijebu Ode.

The police released a statement concerning Jack’s arrest on Saturday. According to them, the child’s father reported Jack to the Obalende Police Divisional Headquarters.

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“An 84-year-old man, Stephen Jack, has been arrested by police operatives in Ogun State for having unlawful carnal knowledge of an eight-year-old girl (name withheld),” the statement read in part.

“The suspect, who resides in Okun Owa area of Ijebu Ode was arrested following a report lodged at Obalende divisional headquarters by the father of the victim, who reported that he discovered that his daughter was bleeding from her private part, and when he asked the little girl of the cause, she informed him that the suspect had sex with her.

“Upon the report, the DPO of Obalende division, SP Murphy Salami, detailed his detectives to the scene, where the randy old man was apprehended. Preliminary investigation revealed that the old man is a known pedophile in the area. The victim has been taken to the General Hospital, Ijebu Ode, for medical treatment.”

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The Ogun State police has not announced when it will charge Jack to court for having unlawful carnal knowledge of the minor.

A recent FIJ feature reveals how sexual abuse by pedophiles is on the increase.