May 25, (THEWILL) – Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man, Babatunde Adeyemi, for allegedly defiling his own five-year-old biological daughter (name withheld).
The suspect, 28, was arrested on May 22, 2023, following a complaint lodged at Ijebu Mushin divisional headquarters by the mother of the victim.
The victim’s mother reported that she noticed her daughter has been complaining of pain whenever she wants to urinate and bath for her, especially when she touches her private part.
The woman explained further that it was then the victim informed her that her father had carnal knowledge of her by laying her on the bed and inserted his manhood into her private part when the mother was not at home.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed this to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta Wednesday.
Oyeyemi said that upon the report, the DPO Ijebu Mushin division, CSP Simire Hillary, quickly detailed his detectives to go after the suspect and he was eventually arrested.
“On interrogation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the crime, but claimed not to know what came over him at the time”, he added.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Olanrewaju Oladimeji, has ordered that the suspect be transferred to Anti Human Trafficking and Child Labour section of the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation and prosecution.
