The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old man, Taofeek Oyeyemi for allegedly impregnating his 16-year-old daughter and damaging her womb while attempting abortion.
This was made known by the DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the incident and said that the victim has been subjected to constant bleeding which was by complications resulting from the abortion performed by a quack doctor.
He said that the suspect was arrested following a complaint from the mother of the victim who reported at Ewekoro Police Station that her daughter was impregnated by her father, who also took her to a quack medical practitioner for abortion.
The Police said the complainant further explained that since the abortion was carried out, the victim has been bleeding. He said this led to the arrest of the suspect.
“The suspect, who was said to have 17 children from different women, on interrogation confessed to have slept with the victim several times which resulted in the pregnancy. In order for his secret not to be exposed, he decided to take the girl for abortion.”
DSP Oyeyemi said preliminary investigation revealed that the victim’s mother had separated from the suspect years back and the victim had been living with her until about six months ago when the suspect forcefully took the girl away from her mother.
According to the statement, “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”.
The suspect is being investigated and would be prosecuted, Oyeyemi stated.
