The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 47-year-old trader,
Uchena Elumadu, for allegedly raping his 15-year-old daughter in the Agege area
of the state.
SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that each time the Imo State indigene slept
with the victim, he would drug her to prevent her from being pregnant.
He was, however, caught by his wife, who raised the alarm which
drew the attention of neighbours and residents of Martins Street, New Oko Oba,
Agege, where the incident happened.
The suspect, upon his arrest, allegedly admitted to sleeping with
his daughter three times.
A police source said immediately the incest was discovered by the
girl’s mother on Monday, September 19, the suspect fled the house.
He said, “The man has three children, two girls and one boy. The
victim is the first child and she is in JSS 3. He had been sleeping with her
for a long time. He started sleeping with her in 2015.
“It was easy for him because his wife is a casual worker at the
airport and she is most times on night duty and does not sleep at home. What he
does is to sneak into the room at midnight while the other children are asleep.
He will wake the girl up, rape her and give her drugs to prevent pregnancy.
“But on September 19, his wife was around. He woke up and went to
the room to wake up the girl, not knowing that his wife was awake and observing
everything.
“The woman caught him in the act and shouted. She reported the
case directly to the Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni.”
The source said the matter was immediately referred to the Gender
Unit of the Lagos State Police Command headquarters, Ikeja, where a manhunt was
launched for the suspect.
The source, who stated that Elumadu was arrested at his house on
Friday after the police got a tip-off that he was around, added that the
suspect thought that the case had died down.
The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmos, who
confirmed the incident, said the victim had been admitted to Police College
Hospital, Ikeja.
She said, “Preliminary investigation reveals that the suspect had
on different occasions raped the daughter, after which he administered drugs to
her to prevent her from getting pregnant.
“The 15-year-old girl told the police that the father on countless
occasions woke her up in the middle of the night to rape her mostly when the
mother was on night duty.
“The mother caught the suspect having intercourse with the victim.
The father admitted to raping her on three occasions, blaming the act on the
devil. The victim is currently admitted to Police College Hospital, where she
is receiving treatment. This is in partnership with Mirabel Centre and the
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, where medical examination will
be carried out on her.”
Badmos, a Superintendent of Police, said the CP had ordered that
the suspect be charged to court at the end of investigations.
She added that the command had no tolerance for sexual abuse and
domestic violence.
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