A 75-year-old man, Jacob Ayinla, has reportedly raped a 15-year-old local juice seller, popularly called “pito”, in his apartment in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.
Sources told The Nation that the incident happened around 5.30 p.m on Wednesday in Odi-Olowo area of Osogbo where the girl usually hawked the local juice.
Ayinla allegedly lured the teenager into his house by pretending that he wanted to buy the drink but violated her.
“She reported the matter to a police station in the area.”
It was learnt that the police arrested Ayinla around 6:30 p.m.
Police spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, said the victim reported the matter to Oja Oba Police Divisional Headquarters.
“Our men arrested him in his house and we have taken the victim to the Police Hospital for a medical test.