The Lagos Police Command said on Tuesday it arrested a man who allegedly defiled his under-aged daughter multiple times.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Edgal Imohimi, announced the arrest of another randy father, a 40-year-old commercial bus driver, who allegedly defiled his 12-year-old daughter at their Ketu residence.
He said a good Samaritan, who provided shelter to the victim when she escaped from her father’s alleged constant sexual demands, reported the matter to the police.
“When we got the information, the Gender Section of the command was immediately directed to investigate and it was revealed that the victim had been separated from her mother since birth.
The police commissioner said a preliminary investigation revealed that “the suspect had been having an incestuous relationship with his 12-year-old daughter”, adding that the man will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.
Imohimi expressed sadness over the increase in incest cases in the state, advised parents to give their children adequate protection.
