Police Arrest Father Who Allegedly Defiled 13-Year-Old Daughter

Men of the Lagos State Police Command on Monday, arrested a 42-year-old resident of Ikorodu area of the state, Babatunde Afolayan, for allegedly defiling his daughter for three years.

Osun Defender gathered that the suspect had been defiling the girl since she was 10 years old.

The medium learnt that the victim’s teachers noticed her strange behaviours in school and reported to the principal who in turn handed her over to the school’s Imam for counselling.

The 13-year-old girl opened up that her father had been defiling her for three years during one of the sessions with the Imam.

According to a source in the school who spoke on condition of anonymity, “It happened that the girl just started misbehaving in school that no teacher knew what to do. So, the matter was reported to the school principal who then decided that she should go for counselling with the school’s Imam.

“It was during the counselling that the girl confessed to the Imam that her father has been having sexual intercourse with her since she was 10 years old!

“She also said the last time the father slept with her was on October 2, 2023. As if that was not enough, she said her father kept encouraging her to have a boyfriend.”

The school principal was said to have reported the matter at a nearby police station, leading to the man’s arrest while the girl was taken to a hospital for examination and treatment.

When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident, adding that the suspect is in custody.

“The suspect is in custody and the girl has been taken for medical examinations. Investigations are also ongoing,” he said.