71-Year-Old Physically-Challenged Man Sexually Abuses Runaway Pupil in Ogun (Photo)

 

71-year-old physically-challenged man, Richard Odiwe, has been arrested for allegedly raping a primary six pupil, whose name is hidden for privacy purpose.

It was learnt that the girl, who lives with her grandmother in Ago-Alagbede in the Agbado area of Ogun State, fled home last Tuesday around 5.30am after she was told that an uncle wanted to beat her for her unruly behaviour. Odiwe was said to have harboured the 12-year- old girl in his residence at Atila, a neighbouring community, where he committed the alleged
crime.
 

It was revealed that the septuagenarian had been living with his younger brother, who is a tenant of Bimbo’s grandmother. He was, however, sent packing in 2013 after he was suspected of sexually abusing female children in the community.

Bimbo, who spoke in Yoruba, told a reporter that Odiwe had been having sex with her since 2013. She said he would give her money and warn her not to reveal the act to anybody. She added that they had sex twice during the two days she spent with him.

She said, “He has been having sex with me for a long time. My friends and I would go to beg him for money. He would give us N50 or N200 at times; have sex with us and warn us not to tell anybody.

“My sister told me that my uncle wanted to beat me. Out of fear, I fled home and headed for Baba’s (Odiwe’s) house. I met his daughter in the living room, mopping the floor. I went into the inner room. While the daughter was still busy with domestic chores, he had sex with me.

“When I was asleep on Tuesday night, he touched me. I woke up and told him that I was not interested, but he forced me and had sex with me again. I went out on Wednesday, and was returning to his house in the evening when my sister saw me and took me home.”

 

Odiwe, who confessed to having sex with the girl, said he was tempted and “foolishly bought into her advances”. The Ogun State Police spokesperson, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed Odiwe’s arrest.