A 30- years old actor identified as Praise have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for an alleged abduction and defilement of a 14-year-old girl.

This was revealed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola in a statement on Thursday.

The statement partly read, “The Divisional Police Officer of Mowe Division has arrested one actor, Praise, a 30 year old “m” for alleged defilement of a 14-year-old “f”.

“The arrest came following a report on the 1st of May at about 1405 hours from the grandparents of the teenager that their granddaughter got missing since the 27th of April 2024.”

The statement further read that the girl’s grandparents alleged that the suspect defiled their granddaughter, stating that she was bleeding profusely after being found.

It added, “The grandparents of the abducted teenager also accused the suspect of having unlawful carnal knowledge of their granddaughter, who,was under observation, but later  discovered to have been bleeding profusely.

“Medical forms have been issued for examination and treatment in a government hospital for more credible evidence.”

preliminary investigation was reported to have begin at the Mowe Divisional Headquarters; moreso, the case will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for “discreet investigation.”

“No child in Ogun State should be subjected to such inhumane treatment, sexual assault, and sexual abuse,” Odutola added.