A 39-year-old man identified as Mfon Jeremiah has been apprehended by the police for impregnating his 13-year-old biological daughter (name withheld) in FIRRO Estate off Adesan, Mowe, Ogun State.
The suspect was arrested after the victim’s mother lodged a complaint at Mowe divisional headquarters.
She explained that she noticed that her daughter was pregnant and when she inquired from the daughter who was responsible she was informed that it was the girl’s father who impregnated her.
The victim was taken to a hospital where it was confirmed that she is four months pregnant.
After receiving the report, the DPO Mowe division, SP Folake Afeniforo, quickly detailed detectives to the suspect’s house where he was promptly arrested.
During interrogation, the suspect confessed to committing the crime.
However, he stated that he was under a spell when he carried out the incestuous act, adding that he was dreaming of having sex with his wife who has separated from him for some time now, only to discover that it was her daughter that he had sex with.
Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state police spokesperson, who confirmed the situation said the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered that the suspect be transferred to the anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the state Criminal Investigation Departments for further investigation and possible prosecution.
