Police arrests man, son who raped, impregnated 13 year old girl
A man, 44, and his son, 19, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command’s Gender Unit for allegedly raping and impregnating a 13-year-old girl.
The State Command’s spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana, said in a press statement that the case was reported at the gender unit of the command by the mother of the victim.
He said that the unit received a complaint that a minor was being defiled by her sister’s husband identified as Kabiru Oke of No. 1, Olatikupo St, Egbeda and his son, Oke Faruq,19, living within the same premises with his father.
“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 was pregnant”, Elkana said.
The PPRO said that the girl had been taken to Mirabel Centre by the gender unit of the police command for medical examination, while the two suspects had been arrested and charged to a magistrate court .
“The case was, however adjourned till May 13, 2019 while the suspects were remanded in Kirikiri Prisons.” he said.
