…Police Recover Physical Evidence, Transfer Case to SCID Gender Desk
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old male, Usman Dauda, for allegedly defiling a three-year-old girl in Saki, Oyo State.
CDA News Nigeria reports that the arrest followed a distress report lodged at the Saki Divisional Police Station on September 17, 2026, at about 6:00 p.m., after the child went missing while being retrieved from school earlier that afternoon.
CDA News Nigeria gathered that a localised search subsequently led to the child’s recovery along the roadside in a state of distress. Preliminary inquiries revealed that the suspect had forcefully taken her into his apartment to commit the act.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, said detectives swiftly visited and secured the scene, resulting in the immediate arrest of the suspect and the recovery of critical physical evidence linked to the offence. The young survivor was promptly rushed to a medical facility in Saki, where she is receiving comprehensive clinical treatment and psychotherapeutic care.
The command said the case has been transferred to the Gender Desk of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Iyaganku, Ibadan, for exhaustive investigation and prosecution. It reiterated its zero-tolerance policy against child abuse and sexual violence, assuring that the privacy, dignity, and identity of the survivor and her family would remain protected in line with the Child Rights Act.
The police urged residents to remain vigilant and promptly report acts of violence against children or vulnerable persons to the nearest police facility.
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