The Lagos State Police Command has detained a father for allegedly defiling his daughter over a three-year period.
Babatunde Afolayan, 42, was detained on Monday, October 9.
Since she was 10 years old, the man, who lives in Lagos’s Ikorodu neighborhood, has been defiling his daughter, who is now 13 years old.
When his daughter’s teachers reported his daughter’s odd behaviors to the principal, who then turned her over to the school’s Imam for counseling, he was ultimately caught.
The child disclosed to the Imam during one of their sessions that her father had been defiling her for three years.
A source in the school who spoke to Punch said, “It happened that the girl just started misbehaving in school that no teacher knew what to do. So, the matter was reported to the school principal who then decided that she should go for counselling with the school’s Imam.
“It was during the counselling that the girl confessed to the Imam that her father has been having sexual intercourse with her since she was 10 years old!
“She also said the last time the father slept with her was on October 2, 2023. As if that was not enough, she said her father kept encouraging her to have a boyfriend.”
The school principal was said to have reported the matter at a nearby police station, leading to the man’s arrest while the girl was taken to a hospital for examination and treatment.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident.
“The suspect is in custody and the girl has been taken for medical examinations. Investigations are also ongoing,” he said.
