Officers of the Nigerian Police Force, Ekiti State Command, have detained a man named Ojo Babatunde from Omuo-Ekiti, Ekiti State, for raping and impregnating his 15-year-old stepdaughter.
Babatunde was detained by the Juvenile Welfare Center, JWC, of the state CID, according to a statement made on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti by the police public relations officer for the Ekiti State Command, DSP Sunday Abutu.
The statement claims that the offender had a sexual relationship with the victim (name withheld), which resulted in a pregnancy that was four months old.
The Police PRO stated that the suspect will be charged after confessing to the crime and claiming it was the devil’s doing.
The statement reads in part: “The victim, who is already 4 months pregnant, claimed that the suspect, Ojo Babatunde, who is also her step Father, had unlawful carnal Knowledge of her severally before and after she became pregnant.
“She explained that the stepfather started raping her when the mother gave birth through Caesarean Section (CS) and had to spend about three(3) weeks in the hospital leaving her and the stepfather at home.
“According to her, the stepfather used to have unlawful carnal knowledge of her at home when her Mother is away and oftentimes lures her into the farm and defiles her after which he will threaten her never to tell anyone or face the consequence.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the crime and claimed it was the handwork of the devil.”
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