Man in police net over alleged rape of deaf and dumb

By GBENGA OLARINOYE

OSOGBO — Osun State Police Command, yesterday, paraded a 21-year-old Shina Amusa, for allegedly having canal knowledge of an 18-year-old deaf and dumb.

The Command stated in Osogbo that already the suspect had been subjected to thorough and systematic investigations by detectives attached to Dugbe Divisional Police Headquarters, Osogbo.

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Giving the details of the crime, the Investigating Police Officer in charge of the case, said the suspect overpowered and forced the hapless deaf and dumb girl inside his room before allegedly raping her.

He said: “The case which was reported to the station by the father of the victim, Yisa Adebayo has been taken with every seriousness as the Divisional Police Officer, (DPO) CSP Rauf Razak is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the suspect faces the full consequence of his offence.”

Meanwhile, Ladoke Akintola Teaching University Hospital, (LAUTECH), Osogbo, had confirmed in a  medical check-up that there was penetration into the victim.

The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigations Department, (SCID), of  the Osun State Command of the Nigerian Police for further investigations.