A 35-year-old man identified as Ilesanmi, has on Monday, October 6, 2014 been arraigned by officials for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old boy sexually, at No.12, Kajola Street, Iju/Taogbolu area of Akure North Local Government of Ondo State.
According to reports by The Nation, sources who witnessed the incident said that at about 4 p.m, Ilesanm allegedly lured the boy, who was hawking fish, into his room and forced him to fondle and suck his penis.
It was learnt that the poor boy raised an alarm and got the attention of bystanders which was followed suit by the rebel’s arrest.
Speaking about the incident, a resident of the location where the event happened said, “The boy was hawking fish in the neighbourhood when Ilesanmi motioned to him that he wanted to buy fish. That was the bait he used to lure the boy into his apartment before forcibly subjecting him to sexual assault.
“He was forcing the boy to play with his sexual organ when the boy raised the alarm that attracted those around. We succeeded in apprehending him and handed him to men of Iju/Taogbolu Police Division, where he is currently being held.” In a text message forwarded to our correspondent, the spokesman of Ondo Police Command, Mr. Wole Ogodo, said:
“About 1045 hours on Monday October 6, one Babatunde Adebayo, 13, of No 24, College Road, Iju, Akure, reported to the Iju/Taogbolu Police Division that he was sexually assaulted by one Ilesanmi, when the later lured him into his room under the pretext that he wanted to buy frozen fish from him.
“The suspect has confessed to the commission of the offence and the case was to be charged to court on October 8, but did not hold. However, unfailingly, he will be in court next tomorrow, Friday, October 10, 2014.
This is the height of moral decadence in our society but the law is going to take its course,” he added.
