The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested a man, Taofeek Oyeyemi, for impregnating his 16-year-old daughter.
Taofeek, 42, was arrested following a complaint by the girl’s mother at Ewekoro police station, that her daughter, who has been living with her former husband was pregnant.
She informed the police that her daughter said she was impregnated by the father, who also allegedly took her to a quack medical practitioner to abort the pregnancy.
The woman explained that the daughter had not ceased bleeding since the alleged abortion was carried out.
Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police command’s spokesperson, stated that the suspect has 17 children from different women, and has admitted to having sex with his daughter several times before getting her pregnant.
Oyeyemi also revealed that the suspect admitted to taking the teenager to a doctor for abortion.
According to Abimbola, the victim’s mother separated from the accused years ago, and was living with her daughter until about six months ago, when he forcefully took the girl away from her.
“All efforts made by the mother to take custody of her daughter proved abortive. It was when the mother came to visit her daughter that she discovered the great atrocity committed by the suspect against her daughter,” Abimbola stated.
