A 44-year-old private security guard, Damilola Otegba, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for attempted indecent assault on a six-year-old girl in Abeokuta, the state capital.

Confirming the development in a statement yesterday, the command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, said: “On January 15, 2025, at about 8:10 p.m., Sherifat Bakare, a food vendor residing on Araromi Ajebo Road via Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Abeokuta, reported to the police station that while she was away at the market, she received a call from her younger brother, Seyi Bakare, whom she had left in charge of her shop on the FUNAAB (Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta) campus along with her daughter.

“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, exposing himself, and forced his manhood into her to perform inappropriate acts. He then took her to a corner and laid behind her.

“The victim said amid 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 police spokesperson said the victim was subsequently taken to the school clinic for medical evaluation.

“Doctors have been contacted, and the FUNAAB Harmony Divisional Police Officer is awaiting their findings. The suspect has been arrested and is currently in custody. He will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation following the preliminary inquiry conducted by the crime section of the FUNAAB Harmony Divisional Headquarters,” Odutola added.