A man, Kayode Ewuoso, has allegedly raped his 16-year-old daughter, Temitope Ewuoso, in Solotan Estate, Laderin, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
According to the minor, her father forcefully slept with her several times in his room.
Temitope revealed that the act started immediately her mother divorced him.
The suspect has been taken into custody after the case was reported the operatives of the Ogun State Social Orientation and Safety Corps, who in turn took the case to the nearest police station.
During the interrogation, the suspect claimed that the daughter was lying against him because he rebuked her for her waywardness and promiscuity.
“She is lying. She is using this as a ploy to cover up her promiscuity, which I scolded her for,” the father was quoted telling the police operatives.
Meanwhile, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident, stated that the investigation was ongoing.
“The father has been arrested. We have begun a preliminary investigation into the allegation. Both parties will be taken to the State CID for discreet investigation,” Odutola stated.
Meanwhile, a yet-to-be-identified man had reportedly slumped and died in the late hours of Tuesday in the Oke-Abetu area of Abeokuta South Local government in Ogun State.
It was gathered on Wednesday, that the man, in his late fifties, was walking along the roadside before slumping and immediately gave up the ghost.
A member of the community, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of being quizzed by the police noted that the man who appeared healthy just slumped without collision with anything and died immediately.
“The man was walking along the roadside when we noticed that he just slumped and died. He does not look like someone who is sick and he did not collide with anything that we may say is the cause of his death.”
Contacted, state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident and noted that the man’s identity remains unknown, as no family members have been identified. She said that health officials had been notified to bury him.
“The Police don’t have information about him because he has no known family members. Health officials have been notified and they will bury him,” Odutola disclosed.