Amoda Bola, a 49-year-old man, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for turning his 14-year-old daughter into sex worker and impregnated her.
The command’s spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in statement on Tuesday said the suspect, a resident of Idi Oro street, Ode Remo, was arrested following a complaint received from the victim, who reported at Ode Remo Divisional headquarters that her father she had been living with for some years now had been having carnal knowledge of her.
Oyeyemi said the girl stated further that her father has also been inviting men to the house to have sex with her after which the men would pay him money.
Upon the report, he said the DPO, Ode Remo Division, CSP Olayemi Fasogbon detailed his detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested.
On interrogation, Oyeyemi said the suspect, who first denied the allegations later confessed when the victim confronted him.
He said his confession led to the arrest of five others who had slept with the victim at different times on the invitation of the father.
“The other suspects are; Ahmed Ogunkoya 30yrs, Muyiwa Adeoye 48yrs, David Sunday Solaja 69yrs, Emmanuel Olusanya 50yrs and Joshua Olaniran 50yrs.
“All the suspects have confessed having carnal knowledge of the 14-year-old girl and paid money to the father.
“The victim, whose mother had separated from the father years back and have been living with with the father was practically turned to a prostitute by her father.
“She has been taken to state hospital Isara Remo where it was confirmed that she is pregnant.
“The victim has insisted that it was her father who is responsible for the pregnancy being the only person who slept with her within the period she got pregnant,” Oyeyemi said.
Oyeyemi said the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the Anti-humans Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation and possible prosecution.
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