A 26-year-old school gateman, Josiah Ayomide, was on Thursday apprehended by operatives of the Oyo State Police Command for allegedly defiling a four-year-old pupil of his school in Ibadan.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Oyo State Command, Adewale Osifeso who disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the Police headquarters, Eleyele in Ibadan, said the victim had on August 29, 2025, complained of pains in her private part to her eldest sister.
Osifeso said the victim subsequently told her mother that her school gatekeeper had unlawfully raped her while in school.
The PPRO 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,” he explained.
Osifeso added that the suspect would be prosecuted upon completion of investigation.
In another development, the Command also arrested Azeez Kolawole and Isah Fatai at Soka Sanyo area of Ibadan, the state capital for allegedly stealing goats around Ibadan and its environs.
The suspects reportedly used a Toyota Matrix without a number plate to carry out the operation.
Osifeso explained that the duo had been arrested and charged to court on two different occasions for the same offence.
He added that the suspects confessed to the crime, saying investigations were ongoing to locate other members of their syndicate.
