Police Nab Father, Son For Defiling 13-Year-Old Girl

Police Nab Father, Son For Defiling 13-Year-Old Girl

Operatives of Lagos Police Command have arrested father and son for raping and impregnating a 13 year old girl in Lagos.

 The state’s Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) Bala Elkana, a Chief Superintendent of Police said on March,27, 2019, the Command’s Gender Unit received a complaint of defilement of a minor by the mother of the minor (Name withheld) against the husband of her elder sister Kabiru Oke , 44,  of No 1 Olatikupo Street, Egbeda  and his son, Oke Faruq, 19,  of the same address.

According to him, the survivor, victim (name withheld) lived with the perpetrators for a couple of years.

 “The unholy affairs between the minor and the first suspect started on 20th October 2018 with the suspect having constant sexual intercourse with the survivor. 

‘’The second suspect, being the son of the first suspect started having unlawful carnal knowledge of the same minor on 10th  January 2019.’’

The spokesperson said  the suspects have constantly threatened to kill the  victim if she ever tells anybody about the affairs.

 “The victim exposed them when her mother suspected some changes in her and discovered that she is pregnant. The survivor was taken to Mirabel Centre by our Gender Unit for medical examination.

‘’The two suspects were arrested and charged to Magistrate Court 2 Ogba for defilement.’’

He said the case was adjourned to May 15, 2019 while the suspects were remanded in Kirikiri prison.

‘’In a related development, one Marainerume Alfred 45yrs old of Oke Itunu Church Close,  Ejigbo was arrested for defiling a 14 years old girl. The matter was reported to our Gender Unit by the Mother of the survivor.  The complainant stated that they live on the same street with the suspect.

‘’ That the suspect usually  called  the survivor into his shop while on her way back from school,  along Iyana Ejigbo road  Lagos, were he sells Nigerian Films  and have unlawful sexual  intercourse  with her in the shop.

‘’The Crime started from May 2018 up to 27 March 2019. The suspect, in his statement to Police, revealed that he turned the survivor into his sex partner after he divorced his wife in May 2018.  The matter was discovered on 27th March 2019 at about 14:00hrs, by the survivor’s grandmother who perceived some foul odour from the body of the survivor when she returned home and subjected her to questioning.

‘’ The survivor opened up to her grandmother and narrated the whole story. She further stated that, the suspect threatened that she will die if she ever discloses it to her parents. That the suspect usually give her some drugs to take and equally mix salt and water for her to take after sex, to prevent her from getting pregnant. Investigation is ongoing, suspect will be charged to Court for defilement.’’