Police operatives in Ogun State have arrested a 40-year-old man, Taofeek Sulaiman, for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old step-daughter.
The Ogun State Polices spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed the arrest of the suspect in Abeokuta on Thursday, October 27.
Oyeyemi said that the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at the Owode Yewa divisional headquarters by the victim’s mother.
According to Oyeyemi the victim’s mother got married to the suspect after the demise of her husband, the father of the teenager.
Oyeyemi said the complainant stated further that her daughter informed her “that the suspect has been having sex with her since the 14th of October 2022, and that the suspect has been threatening to kill her if she reports to anyone.”
Following the report, the DPO Owode Yewa division, CSP Muhammed S Baba, quickly detailed his detectives to the scene where the stepfather was arrested, Oyeyemi stated.
“On interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime, but blamed it all on devil’s handiwork,” he added..
He said the victim had been taken to Idiroko General Hospital by the police for medical attention.
Oyeyemi quoted the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, to have directed that the suspect be transferred to the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour unit of the State Criminal Investigation Departments for further investigation and prosecution.