LAGOS—A 50-year-old private guard, who was arrested for
having carnal knowledge of his daughter, which resulted in pregnancy, has said
his daughter raped him, while also blaming his indulgence on the devil.
reliminary investigation by policemen at Igando Division
revealed that the suspect, Taiwo Oyelabi, had been sleeping with his biological
daughter since November 2017. It was further revealed that he often went to
work with his daughter, aged 21, where the act also took place. Trouble started
for the girl, who is a twin, after her parents separated. Their aunt, who
resides in Cote D’Ivoire, took custody of the children until they returned last
year. How he was arrested—Lagos CP Explaining how the suspect was arrested,
Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Imohimi Edgal, who
described the act as not only un-African but against the law and humanity,
said: “Sometime in November 2017, the suspect took the now grown girl from his
sister and brought her home to live with him in his house at Iyaba-Oba. “Since
then, the suspect had been having inappropriate sexual liaisons with his
daughter and the unholy liaison between father and daughter resulted in
pregnancy. “Investigation into the case revealed that the suspect is a security
guard. But the strange part is that whenever he was going to work, he went with
his daughter. This strange behavior attracted the attention of the community
and they reported it to the Police.” ‘I am not the only one sleeping with her’
When approached, the suspect said: “This is not ordinary. It is the work of the
devil. But my daughter is also to blame because she raped me. She started by
kissing me. The first time she did it, I was sleeping. “I woke up and beat her
and told her to stop it. I even took her to a white garment church for
deliverance, where I was told to bring some things with which to prepare some
spiritual bath for her to stop the act. “I even went ahead to engage her in a
nylon-making factory, yet she continued.” Asked why he always went to work with
his daughter, he said: “She said she could not stay at home alone, as her twin
sister is married and my second wife left me when my children came back. “We
did it five times. By the time she realised she was pregnant, she was over
three months gone and there was nothing we could do about it. “Besides, I am
not the only one she has slept with. She also has a boyfriend. I believe her
boyfriend is responsible for the pregnancy.” Suicide attempt He continued:
“When I discovered she was pregnant, I tried to kill myself three times, but
people stopped me. The first time, I tried to drink insecticide, but a neighbor
stopped me. “I later jumped into a well, but I was rescued alive. I wanted to
take my life because this is not real. It was my landlord that reported me to
the Police because I owe him,” the Osun State-born man added. The suspect,
according to the CP, will be processed to the special offences court in Ikeja.
Source : Vanguard Newspaper
