Operatives of the Oyo State Police Command on Thursday arrested a 26-year-old school gateman, identified as Josiah Ayomide, for allegedly defiling a four-year-old pupil of his school in Ibadan, the state capital.
The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the arrest of the suspect while briefing newsmen newsmen at the Police headquarters, Eleyele, in Ibadan.
Osifeso, who said the victim had on August 29, 2025, complained of pains in her private part to her eldest sister, explained that the victim later told her mother that her school gatekeeper had unlawfully raped her while she was at school.
The state police image- maker added that the suspect confessed to the crime after his arrest.
“The victim was taken to Police Medical Clinic Eleyele, Ibadan, for medical examination and treatment, and the medical report revealed that the hymen was not intact, with tenderness around the vulva and vagina, accompanied by bruises.
“The suspect would be prosecuted upon completion of investigation, ” Osifeso said in the statement.