Police in Ogun State have arrested a 36-year-old suspected homosexual, identified as Sikiru Ajibola, for allegedly raping a five-year-old boy to death in Ogijo area of Sagamu Local Government Area of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Ogun State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.

Oyeyemi said, “the suspect was arrested on Friday, November 25, following a report lodged at the Ogijo Divisional Headquarters by the CDA Chairman of Olorunwa Arogbeja, Ogijo. Adding the CDA chairman had reported that one of the community members informed him that, the suspect had unlawful carnal knowledge of the victim, consequent upon which the boy died in the process.

Upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Ogijo division, Enatufe Omoh, instantly detailed his detectives to the scene, where the suspect was promptly arrested.

“On interrogation, the suspect confessed to being a homosexual and that while he was having sex with the deceased boy, he died.

“He confessed further that he quickly dug a shallow grave in a nearby bush, where he hurriedly buried the boy.

He has also taken policemen to where the deceased was buried.”

The Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.”