Officers of the Lagos state police command have arrested a 50-year-old man, for alleged defilement of his 19-year-old daughter since she was 11.
This was contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, Bala Elkana.
According to the statement, the suspect was arrested after his 45-year-old wife reported the matter at the Ikotun police station.
The incestuous act was uncovered by his wife after she noticed their daughter was being disrespectful towards her father.
After confronting her daughter, she learnt that her husband has been raping her since she was 11.
According to the victim, her father threatened violence on her each time she resisted him, adding that the father instilled so much fear in her that she found it difficult to report to anybody.
The suspect confessed to the crime after he was arrested by detectives from the Family Support Unit.
The suspect was charged at the Chief Magistrate Court ll Ogba on five counts of incest, rape, sexual harassment, defilement and sexual assault on May 11, after thorough investigation.
The court has adjourned the case for further hearing until June 15, while the suspect still remains in detention.
