Father raped daughter for 8 years, arrested by Police
A 50-year-old father simply identified as Eden has been arrested by police in Lagos for allegedly having sexual intercourse with his 19-year-old daughter since she was 11.
The man was arrested on May 9 after his wife, whose name was not disclosed, reported the issue to the police at Ikotun Police Division. It was reported that the woman found out about the recurring ugly incident when the daughter was misbehaving to her father.
The daughter explained to her mom that her dad had been defiling her since she was eleven and that he warned her not to disclose the fact to anyone.
According to police spokesman Bala Elkana, Ede was charged to court on May 11 after thorough investigation and was remanded in Police Custody.
He said: “The suspect was arrested by detectives from the Family Support Unit (FSU). He confessed to the commission of the crime.
After a thorough investigation into the case, the suspect was on May 11, charged to Chief Magistrate Court ll Ogba on five counts of incest, rape, sexual harassment, defilement and sexual assault. He is remanded in police custody while the case is adjourned till June 15 for hearing,” Elkana said.
