Police authorities in Ondo State have arrested a paramount ruler (Baale) in Laaagba community, Ondo East Local Government Area, for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl.
A police source said the traditional ruler, whose name was given as Chief Adeniyi Ifedayo, was said to have lured the girl into his house in the community and harboured her in the house for two weeks where he took advantage of the young girl.
While recounting her ordeal, the minor, who is currently recuperating in an undisclosed health facility in Ondo town, said she was lured to the house of the traditional ruler by a commercial motorcycle rider in the community.
“The Baale kept me in his house for two weeks and feed me with pap, while he assaulted me sexually on daily basis,” she narrated.
“My parents became worried about my whereabouts and eventually raised an alarm, declaring me missing. After two weeks, the Baale took me on a motorcycle and dumped me at a location in Akure.”
The spokesman of the command, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, who confirmed the incident, said that the case has been transferred to the State Police Headquarters, where a thorough investigation is currently ongoing.