Operatives of the Ogun State police command have arrested a 35-year-old man, Idowu Shittu, for allegedly raping an 11-year-old cousin of his wife.
The suspect, a resident of Halleluyah Street Ifo, was arrested following a report lodged at Ifo divisional headquarters by his wife.
- Conflict: Irigwe alleges plan to attack their community
- Fresh concern as Niger IDPs seek refuge at hydropower station facilities
The wife reportedly told the police that her cousin, who lives with them, informed her that her husband, Idowu Shittu, had been forcefully having sex with her for the past three years.
According to the wife, the victim only opened up when she could no longer bear the heinous act.
The randy husband had also reportedly threatened to send the girl packing as a way of cowing her into the act.
The state police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Sunday, in Abeokuta, told newsmen that following receipt of the report, the DPO Ifo Division, CSP Kehinde Kuranga, quickly detailed his detectives to the scene where the suspect was arrested.
He said during interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime but pleaded for forgiveness from the girl.
Oyeyemi said the state police commissioner, Lanre Bankole, had directed that the victim be taken to hospital for medical attention.
He added that the CP also ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
