The police in Ogun State have arrested an 84-year-old man, Stephen Jack, for raping an eight-year-old girl.

Police spokesman in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, a Superintendent of Police (SP), said in Abeokuta yesterday that the suspect resides at Okun Owa area of Ijebu-Ode and was a well-known paedophile.

He added that Jack’s latest escapade was reported to the police by the father of the victim after he noticed that his daughter was bleeding from her private region.

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Oyeyemi stated that upon interrogation, the victim told her father that Jack assaulted her sexually.

He added that the victim had been taken to the General Hospital, Ijebu-Ode for treatment.

Ogun State Commissioner for Police, Mr Lanre Bankole, also directed that Jack be taken to the Criminal Investigation Departments for further investigation and possible prosecution.