A
report from the Nation
An
incestuous father, Folorunsho Oluwaseun, who allegedly turned his 17-year-old
daughter into a sex object, was on Friday granted a reprieve by an Ikeja Chief
Magistrates’ Court.
Oluwaseun
was released on N300,000 bail with two sureties in like sum after he pleaded
not guilty to the charge.
The
51-year-old electrician, who resides at 40, Popoola St., Offin in Ikorodu,
Lagos State, is facing a charge of rape.
Police
Prosecutor Clifford Ogu told the court that the accused committed the offence
between Aug. 8, 2016 and April 2017 at his residence.
Ogu
said the accused, who has separated from his wife since 2013, was awarded the
custody of his three children including the girl.
“The
accused started abusing his 17-year-old daughter sexually since August last
year.
“The
girl wrote in her statement to the police that any time she refuses her
father’s sexual advances, he would not give her and her siblings food,” he
said.
“The
girl narrated her ordeal to her mother when she visited them.
“The
woman reported the case to the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence
Response Team at Ikeja and the case was brought to the Police station.”
The
offence contravened Section 259 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015
(Revised)
The
Chief Magistrate, Mrs Taiwo Akanni, adjourned the case until June 5 for
mention.
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