A 15-year-year-old girl, yesterday, narrated in
tears how her 42-year-old father had been
sleeping with her and her elder sister since
their mother left them two years ago. She said
her father gives her N500 each time he wants
to sleep with her. Her father, I. D. Idowu, was
arrested by policemen at Ketu Division after a
concerned neighbour reported the act.
Vanguard learned that the suspect’s wife left
her matrimonial home two years ago when she
discovered that her husband was sleeping with
their 17-year-old daughter. But her husband
was said to have insisted that she left without
either of their three children, all girls, who were
aged 17, 13 and eight, respectively. Vanguard
gathered that the eldest child, unable to bear
the abuse, left their Ketu home, abandoning her
siblings to their fate. Idowu, as alleged by his
second child, usually gave her N500 whenever
he wanted to sleep with her.
How neighbour
exposed him The Senior Secondary School, SS,
1 student said: “My father started sleeping with
me two years ago, while I was 13 years. The
first time he came, he gave me N500 and
forced himself on me. “After that day, I did not
allow him to touch me again. The second time
he did it, he gave me N500 again. He usually
comes to me in the day and night. “So far, he
has had sex with me three times and usually
gave me N500.
I rebuffed him several times.”
Vanguard gathered that a curious neighbour
interrogated the girl and she opened up,
consequent upon which her father was
arrested. Wife’s request The victim’s mother,
Labake, who showed up at the police station,
burst out in tears, saying “it was because of
this same attitude that I left him. I did not
remarry. “My only request is that I want my
children to be staying with me. I don’t want
him to be prosecuted, please. God knows how
to deal with wicked people.” ‘Daddy, please
say the truth’ However, when the suspect was
interrogated, he denied, describing his child’s
claim as false. Rather, he claimed that his
daughter fabricated the lie because he scolded
her. But the victim interrupted him, saying
“Daddy, why not tell the truth. You know you
are lying. You have slept with me three times.”
As at yesterday, the teenager was taken to the
Gender Unit of Lagos State Police Command,
Ikeja, from where she was taken to Mirabel
Centre for medical check-up. Police sources at
the Unit stated that efforts were being made to
take the victim to a social home, from where
she would continue her education. The
Commissioner of Police, Lagos State
Command, Fatai Owoseni, who confirmed the
arrest, said: “He has been doing this for long.
He will be charged to court as soon as
investigation is concluded.”
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