The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 49 year old man, Adeboye Adesola for allegedly sexually molesting his 14 year old daughter.
The Lagos State Police Command has nabbed a 49-year-old plank seller and father, Adeboye Adesola for allegedly having carnal knowledge of his 14 year old daughter.
According to the teenager, who is currenlty in SS1, she moved in with her father and his new wife in a one-room apartment in Ikorodu after she lost her mother.
The girl alleged that her father first had sex with her in November 2014 and tried it again in March 2015 immediately after he separated from her stepmother.
He slept with her claiming he wanted to see if she was still a virgin.
After the second encounter, she ran away from home and took refuge in a church where she told a pastor what her father had done to her. The pastor and other church leaders reported the case at the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos on May 20th. Her father was arrested on May 21st.
When confronted and interrogated by the police, Adesola blamed the devil and eminent poverty to be responsible for his actions.
"The day I was brought here (police station), I was thoroughly beaten by members of the O’odua People’s Congress (OPC) who forced me to confess that I had canal knowledge of my daughter. But here in the police station, nobody beat me. I told the Oga that it was devil’s work.
"Oga, I’m sorry, pity me. I’m from poor family. I am the only one taking care of them. Forgive me for whatever happened, I did not know what happened”, he added.