A Nigerian man, Olusegun Onidare, has been arrested and charged over alleged s£xual assault of two women in separate incidents that occurred in the municipality of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. NigerianState Updates
The Peel Regional Police confirmed the charges in a statement on Wednesday, September 2, stating that the incident occurred on August 31 when two women reported that they were assaulted by a man whose identity was unknown at the time.
According to the police, the first incident happened inside a mall in the city when a woman reported to be in her 20s was s£xually assaulted by a man later identified as Mr Onidare while shopping.
Later that day, the suspect allegedly approached an underage girl at a transit terminal, struck up a conversation with her before proceeding to s£xually assault her.
“On Monday, August 31, two females were allegedly s€xually assaulted in separate incidents in Brampton by an unknown male. In the first incident, a woman in her 20s was shopping at a mall in the area of Dixie Road and Clark Boulevard when the suspect allegedly approached and s€xually assaulted her.
“Later that day, a female under the age of 18 was waiting at a transit terminal in the area of Central Park Drive and Queen Street East when the suspect allegedly approached her, engaged her in conversation, and then s€xually assaulted her,” the Peel Regional Police said.
Police later declared Mr Onidare wanted and was eventually identified by a member of the public, leading to his arrest.
He was subsequently charged with two counts of s£xual assault and breach of probation order.
“A member of the public recognized the male pictured in the previous news release and contacted police, investigators arrested Olusegun Onidare, a 33-year-old male of no fixed address.
“He has been charged with the following offences: S£xual Assault x 2 and Breach of Probation Order,” the police added.
Mr Onidare is being held in jail pending bail hearing.