
Oyo State Police Command arrested a 26-year-old school gateman, identified as Josiah Ayomide, over the alleged def!lement of a four-year-old pupil of his school in Ibadan.
The spokesperson of the command, Adewale Osifeso, disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the Police headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan on Thursday, September 4, 2025
According to the PPRO, the victim had on August 29, 2025, complained of pains in her private part to her eldest sister.
He explained that the victim later told her mother that her school gatekeeper had unlawfully r3ped her while she was at school.
Osifeso 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 v@gina, accompanied by bruises,” he stated.
“The suspect would be prosecuted upon completion of investigation.”