Girl 15 Sexually Abused By Her Step Father

The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested one Akin Olatilu for sexually abusing his stepdaughter for five years.

Bala Elkana The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, who disclosed this to newsmen in a statement in Lagos that: the 19-year-old survivor (name withheld) alleged that the suspect who happened to be her stepfather has been sexually abusing her since 14 years ago.

According to Elkana, the victim alleged that she reported the matter to her mother who did not take any action.

The girl further stated that the abuse did not stop until she turned 18 years. That the suspect also had sexual intercourse with her in the month of March 2019. She added that when she refused another of his sexual request, the suspect in the month of June,  lied against her to her mother and she was beaten up by the woman which made her speak out.

Elkana said: “the suspect has been charged to court”.

In a related development, a 68 year old man, Yisah Showunmi was arrested by the operatives of the command for child defilement.

According to  Bala Elkana the spokesman of the command , 15 years old victim (name withheld) reported a case of defilement at Imota Police Station against her father at about 2pm on the 27th of June, 2019.

The statement added that the survivor alleged that her father had been having sexual intercourse with her for the past three years adding that when her two friends (names withheld) ages 15 and 16 came to stay in their house, her father also did same to them.

“She added that the last incident happened on the 23rd of June, 2019. The suspect, however, confessed to the crime. He has been charged to court”.