According to reports, Idika was apprehended last Wednesday at his home in Ikhin after being caught in the act and taken to Otuo police station.
A 75-year-old man identified as Mr Olu Idika has been accused of defiling a seven years old girl and her friends in Ikhin Community in the Owan East local government area of Edo State.
According to reports, Idika was apprehended last Wednesday at his home in Ikhin after being caught in the act.
He was beaten up by some angry residents of the community until some police officers from Otuo police station arrived to pick him up because the child's mother had gone to report at the station.
He was granted bail by the police but fled the state in an attempt to evade justice.
On Monday, he was caught again in Benin and transferred to the Ugbor police station.
The girl told police that she was not the only victim of the sexual assaults.
She stated that she had also brought her friends, notably her schoolmates, to the man who also had their carnal knowledge for N100 each.
It was further reported that medical reports of the girl showed serious infections in her private parts.
SaharaReporters gathered that a non-profit organisation, Women of Inestimable Value, has decided to intervene in the case and ensure the culprit is eventually brought to book.
Meanwhile, in a similar incident, SaharaReporters reported last Monday that the police arrested a 75-year-old man, identified only as Sunday, for allegedly impregnating a 13-year-old girl in the state.
This was stated by Ikenga Tochukwu, police spokesperson in the state, who said the victim and the baby had been handed over to the Anambra State government.