When I sighted the girl near my compound, my
body changed and the devil ministered unto me
that the girl would be sweet like her elder sister
whom I had earlier dated and I quickly called her
inside my room.” These were the words of a 39-
year old man, Nurudeen Owolabi from Ilorin
Kwara State while confessing to defiling a 12 year
old primary pupil in his house at No 5, Alhaji
Yinusa Street Bariga, Lagos.
Like other rapists, Owolabi who is cooling off at a
cell of Special Anti Robbery Squad, (SARS), Ikeja
blamed the devil for misdirecting him. According
to him, since her elder sister relocated out of
Lagos, his eyes had been on her younger sister
because her elder sister was a bundle of joy on
bed.
He recounted to our reporter that he once
summoned the courage to tell the 12-year old girl
his intention to date her at a ripe age to replace
her elder sister and that the girl agreed to the
proposal.
The Ilorin-born suspect argued that it was in line
with the sealed agreement between them that
made him to buy cabin biscuits for the girl so as
to water their plans and help himself.
He said before the incident, the relationship
between him and the girl was cordial and smooth
but that the parents of the girl who lived the next
yard were not privy to it.
“Honestly, I was waiting for her to add another
year to start full-blown relationship with her. But
on April 14, when I saw her wearing one tempting
dress, I lost control and all my body stood up and
I lured her into my room with biscuit and asked
her to make love with me and she consented.
“I hurriedly pulled her clothe and had carnal
knowledge of her. You know what? She did not
cry. Instead, I noticed she enjoyed it which even
made me to wonder whether I am the first
person.
“After the encounter, she left but did not clean
her body well. I suspect that was how her mother
discovered and queried her,” he narrated.
He confirmed to us that the girl was sent on
undisclosed errand in his own yard when he
accosted her
Pleading for mercy, Owolabi said the incident had
taught him a lesson of his life as his fiancee whom
she planned to marry may no longer accept him.
He said ”I have now known the voice of the devil
and it will never again deceive me. ”
Speaking on the issue, Commissioner of Police in
the state, Mr Fatai Owoseni decried the rate at
which young girls are frequently abused.
The police boss said the victim (names withheld)
has been traumatised as a result of the act and is
currently being medically attended to at Mirabel
Medical Centre