A 71-year old landlord, identified simply as Adesina,has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command, for allegedly having sex with his tenant’s 14-year-old girl (name withheld) at night in his house bathroom in Ogun state.
The incident happened at about 10:15pm, at Akegbeyale Street in Ifesowapo Akute, Ifo Local Government Area of the state.
The minor, according to a police source who was part of the team that arrested the 71-year-old suspect but was not permitted to speak for the command, was said to have made her way to the apartment’s bathroom to take a shower and a few seconds later, the landlord was also said to have gained entrance into the same bathroom and was believed to be having sexual intercourse with the teenager before he was caught in the act.
It was learnt that some members of the community and other neighbours who witnessed the scene raised the alarm, leading to the arrest of the landlord by the men of the Ajuwon Police Division.
It was gathered that upon advice by the police and others on the need for the minor to be treated to avoid any infection, the father was said to have taken the 14-year-old girl to the hospital for medical examination.
However, the result of the test was said to have indicated that the minor was about six weeks pregnant.
Confirming the incident on Wednesday, the spokesperson for the state Police Command, Omolola Odutola, said the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, where all parties would be grilled.
“The landlord has been arrested and detained. The father reported that he was caught defiling his 14-year-old daughter in their bathroom in the morning. The teenager was taken to Tamara Hospital in Akute for a medical examination.
“However, the medical report further showed that that wasn’t a first-time act because the test showed that the teenager was already six weeks pregnant. The state CID in Eleweran will soon take up the matter for further investigation,” Odutola stated.
