The Kwara State Police Command has captured a 46-year-old man who was trying to hurt a 10-year-old boy selling peppers in Ilorin, the state’s capital.
The police spokesperson, Ejire-Adeyemi Toun, said the man, Isiaka Adeniyi, was arrested on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in the Oke-Foma area of Ilorin West Local Government Area.
According to Toun, the man tricked the young boy (whose name we won’t mention) into a room by pretending to buy peppers from him.
Once inside, the man covered the boy’s face with cloth and tried to hurt him with a knife.
Ejire-Adeyemi Toun said, “At around 6 PM on July 2, 2024, we got a report from Onidoko Police Post that an incident happened at about 5:30 PM in the Abab Oke-Foma area of Ilorin.
“A 10-year-old boy living in the Abab area was selling peppers when a man named Isiaka Adeniyi, 46, from Ifedapo community, Oke-Foma area, Ilorin, tricked him into a room.”
Toun said that thanks to the quick action of people in the community, the suspect was caught and taken to the police station. The police are now investigating the matter thoroughly.
The state Commissioner of Police, Victor Olaiya, praised the people who helped catch the suspect, ensuring that justice will be done in this case.