The timely intervention of a student at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) campus, saved a six-year-old girl from being sexually assaulted by a security guard.
According to the Ogun State police spokesperson CSP Omolola Odutola, the suspect identified as Damilola Otegba,44, lured the unsuspecting girl to his post and he took off her clothing. He was in the process of forcing his way in when a female student showed up on the scene.
“On January 15, 2025, at about 22.10pm, Sherifat Bakare, a food vendor residing on Araromi Ajebo Road via FMC Abeokuta, reported to the police station that while she was away at the market, she received a call from her younger brother, one Seyi Bakare, whom she had left in charge of her shop on the FUNAAB campus along with her daughter,” CSP Odutola said in a statement
“Seyi informed her that while searching for the six-year-old, the girl ran into the shop, visibly frightened. When he asked her what had happened, she revealed that one Damilola Otegba, a 44-year-old private security guard assigned to a building on campus, had taken her upstairs to his workplace
“He allegedly undressed by exposing himself and forced his manhood into her to perform inappropriate acts, then took her to a corner and laid behind her”.
“The victim emphasized that despite her resistance to his advances, an unknown female student at FUNAAB, who was unaware of the danger, entered the area and questioned the man about his actions with the girl. This led to the chief security officer of FUNAAB being informed.
“The victim was subsequently taken to the school clinic for medical evaluation. Doctors have been contacted, and Funaab Harmony Divisional Police Officer is awaiting their findings”.
“The suspect has been arrested and is currently in custody”.
