OGUN: 45-year-old father arrested for defiling 13-year-old daughter

THE OGUN State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Akanji Oluwaseyi, for forcefully having carnal knowledge of his 13-year-old daughter.

According to a statement by the spokesperson for the command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspect’s arrest followed a complaint by the victim who reported at Obantoko divisional headquarters on December 30, 2020 that her father came to the shop where she is a tailoring apprentice and begged her mistress to permit her to come and fetch water for him at home.

The 13-year-old victim stated further that she left the shop and fetched water as requested by her father. But surprisingly, her father suddenly grabbed her and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her.

Based on the gravity of the report, detectives were detailed by the DPO Obantoko division, CSP Sunday Opebiyi, to the man’s house where he was promptly arrested.

He denied the allegation at first, but became dumbfounded when confronted by the victim, his daughter.

The 13-year-old victim was quickly taken to Olukoye hospital for medical attention.

Resultantly, the State Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the State criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.