Father, Son Arrested For Raping, Impregnating 13-Year-Old Girl In Lagos.
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a father and his son for
allegedly defiling and impregnating a 13-year old girl (name withheld)
at Egbeda area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The suspects are
Kabiru Oke, 44 and Faruq Oke, 19. They were arrested at No 1 Olatikupo
Street, Egbeda, where the victim lived with them.
A statement
issued by Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Bala Elkana on Sunday
said on March 27, 2019, the Command’s Gender Unit received a complaint
of defilement of a minor reported by the mother (Name withheld) against
the husband of her elder sister Kabiru Oke and his son, Oke Faruq.The
survivor/victim (which name is withheld) lived with the perpetrators
for a couple of years. The unholy affairs between the minor and the
first suspect (Kabiru) started on 20th October, 2018 with the suspect
having constant sexual intercourse with the survivor. The second
suspect (Faruq), being the son of the first suspect started having
Unlawful carnal knowledge of the same minor on 10th January 2019. The
suspects have constantly threatened to kill the victim if she ever tells
anybody about the affairs, he said. According to Elkana, the girl exposed them when her mother suspected some changes in her and discovered that she was pregnant. He
said the girl was taken to Mirabel Centre by the Gender Unit for
medical examination and that the two suspects were arrested and charged
to Magistrate Court 2 Ogba for defilement. The case was adjourned till May 13, 2019 while the suspects were remanded at Kirikiri prison.