He was arrested after one of his victims, a 13-year-old boy fell ill and informed his parents how Oktogbo, a father of three defiled him.

In a statement on Thursday, the Edo State Police spokesperson, Kontongs Bello said Oktogbo was arrested after one of his victims fell sick and told his parents how he was defiled by a man who uses bleaching cream as lubricant.

According to the police, “On the 10/02/2022 at about 1800hrs, the Edo State Police Command arrested one Ovie Oktogbo ‘M’ (43) of No. 15 Ugboguhi Street Off Uwasota, Ugbowo, Benin City, an indigene of Delta State but resident in Benin City, a father of three who also works as a guard man in the area that specializes in raping male children/ teenagers between the ages of 10 to 15years.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the rapist specialises in using N100 to N200 to lure his unsuspected victims who are children and teenagers between the ages of 10 to 15years in the area and have an unnatural carnal knowledge of them through their anus by applying Caro-White bleaching cream on both his manhood and the victim’s anus as the case may be for easy penetration.”

The police spokesperson stated that the 13 -year-old victim (name withheld) “fell ill with swollen feet, face, and pus all over his body.”

“Medical examination revealed that his liver and kidney are damaged as a result of a certain chemical contained in bleaching creams. Upon further inquiry by the victim’s parents, the boy explained that a certain man in the area force his way and forcibly had carnal knowledge of him, it was in that process that he applied the cream in his anus, hence the report to the police”, the statement added.

In the course of interrogation, Oktogbo confessed to have defiled nine boys in the area.

According to the police, six of the victims have been identified and their parents have also made formal complaints to the police to that effect while the three others are yet to be identified.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner Of Police, Edo State Police Command, Philip Aliyu Ogbadu, has condemned the evil act and urged parents, guardians, and the society  to be alive with their social “responsibilities of guiding, protecting, and teaching young children and boys the way of life.” The police said the suspect would be charged to court as soon as  investigations are completed.