How father, son turned 13 year old into sex toy, impregnated her
Chioma Joseph, Lagos
A father and his son have been arrested for raping and impregnating a 13 –year- old girl while another suspect was arrested for defiling a 14-year- old girl.
For allegedly raping and impregnating the 13-year -old girl (name withheld), the police in Lagos have arrested Mr. Kabiru Oke and his 19 -year -old son, Oke Faruq, for allegedly having canal knowledge of the victim for over six months.
The victim, it was learnt was living with her aunt who is married to Oke at No 1 Olatikupo Street, Egbeda.
She alleged that she was threatened by her abusers not to tell anyone about the act or she would be killed.
The suspects were however, arrested by men of the Lagos state Police Command after the victim’s mother reported the matter.
Speaking on the incident, the Lagos state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Elkana Bala said the command’s gender unit received the complaint on March 27, 2019.
“The victim (name withheld) lived with the perpetrators for a couple of years. The unholy affair between the minor and the first suspect, Oke, started in 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 in January 2019. 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 police spokesman said.
Bala said the victim was taken to Mirabel Centre by the Gender Unit for medical examination, while the two suspects were arrested and charged to court.
“The suspects were charged before Magistrate Court 2 Ogba for defilement. The case was adjourned for May 5, 2019 while the suspects were remanded in Kirikiri Prison,” he added.
