The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 50 years old man Kayode Oladehinde, a resident of Olope street Ogijo for defiling his 13 years old stepdaughter.
According to a news release made available to newsmen by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspect was arrested following a report from the mother of the victim who complained at ogijo divisional headquarters that her daughter informed her on the 4th of February 2020 that the suspect who is her present husband sometimes recently forcefully had carnal knowledge of her as a result of which she got pregnant.
The release further stated that the suspect having realized that the victim is pregnant, gave her drug to abort the pregnancy resulting to her bleeding seriously.
On getting the report, the DPO Ogijo division CSP Suleiman Muhammad immediately detailed his detectives to the suspect’s residence where he was promptly arrested.
On interrogation, the suspect who was dumbfounded when confronted by his wife only pleaded for forgiveness from his wife and the victim.
Investigation revealed that the mother of the victim got married to the suspect after the death of her first husband who was the father of the victim some years ago and had a child for him.
The commissioner of Police, cp Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered the transfer of the suspect to anti human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and possible prosecution.
