There was shock in the Mokola Isale Tapa area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital as a father, identified as Ganiyu Aikore, allegedly impregnated his 17-year-old daughter (name withheld).
The incident, NIGERIACRIME gathered caused disappointment and anger towards the father by residents of the area.
The suspect was said to have bought an abortion pill for the daughter from a nearby pharmaceutical store to terminate her pregnancy after he discovered that he had impregnated her.
Suspecting that her father was about to terminate the pregnancy, the daughter and other concerned residents in the area were said to have approached the chairman of the community about the incident.
The issue was immediately reported to the Adatan Police Division by the Chairman, who took the girl along to file complaints against the father.
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Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, said Aikore was suspected to have had carnal knowledge of his daughter, adding that the pregnancy was precisely 23 weeks.
“We have arrested him. He was suspected to have been sexually involved with his teenage daughter for a very long time. The pregnancy is 23 weeks. We are conducting further investigation,” she confirmed via a WhatsApp message late Wednesday.
Also, the police said they had recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested some suspects believed to have perpetrated the crime.
Meanwhile, in a separate development, the state’s police image maker on Wednesday said a Toyota Matrix car with registration number AA 26 GV had been tracked to Ode-Remo after it was stolen in Akure before it was found inside one hotel in Isara Remo.
She told our correspondent that the two suspects had been arrested and interrogated in relation to the crime, adding that further investigation was ongoing.