Authorities in Ogun State, Nigeria have apprehended a 50-year-old man named Kayode Oladehinde for allegedly sexually assaulting and impregnating his 13-year-old stepdaughter.
Oladehinde was taken into custody after the victim’s mother reported the incident to the Ogijo Divisional headquarters. The man allegedly administered a drug to the girl, resulting in severe bleeding upon discovering her pregnancy.
Ogun State Police Spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the arrest and stated that the offense occurred on February 4 in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area.
“Men of the Ogun State Police Command on 5th of February 2020 arrested one Kayode Oladehinde ‘m’ a resident of Olope Street Ogijo for defiling his 13-year-old stepdaughter (name withheld).
“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.”
Confronted by his wife and stepdaughter, Oladehinde sought forgiveness without providing a plausible explanation for his actions.
The state’s Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson, has ordered the transfer of the suspect to the Anti-human Trafficking and Child Labour unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and possible prosecution.