A 50-year-old man, Tunde Ogunlade, has been arrested by the Nigeria Police (Ondo State Command Division) for allegedly raping a 20-year-old physically-challenged autistic lady.
The suspect who confessed to the crime after been paraded by the Nigeria Police, described the incident as the work of the devil, saying he could not explain why and how it happened.
Ogunlade, who was invited to do a carpentry work in a house belonging to the family friend of the victim at No. J3X Newtown Oke-Aro, Akure practically lured the girl with N50, into the bathroom and took advantage of her condition to rape her.
He said: “I was working in their house when I saw the girl and I touched her and she hugged me before I put my finger into her private part. I did not sleep with her but I fingered her.
“It was when she was going that I noticed she was stained with blood and I followed her to the bathroom to clean her up.
“I don’t know what come over me because I was never involved in such an act and as a father, I will not be happy to see my daughter being treated like this, but I will take responsibility if the parents insisted I must marry her.”.
According to Femi Joseph, Ondo Police Command spokesperson, he said:
” It is unfortunate that this man, who is happily married with three kids, descended morally in taking advantage of this autistic lady. It is shame but the law will have to take its cause and he will have his day in court by telling the Judge how he committed the crime.”
However, He urged parents to look after their children to ensure that criminals do not take advantage of them.
“We are using this opportunity to advise the parents to always monitor their wards because there are now many people whose stock in trade is to commit this devilish act,” he said.
