Father of Four Rapes Daughter in Kwara

Hammed Shittu in Ilorin

The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a father of four children for allegedly raping his 18-year-old daughter in Ilorin, the state capital.

The suspect, 47, was said to be working as a security guard in one of the private residences in Ilorin.

The state spokesman of the NSCDC, Mr. Babawale Zaid Afolabi, who confirmed the incident to journalists in Ilorin yesterday during a chat, said: “The incident occurred on December 6 at the suspect’s working place located at No 24, Awolowo Street, Tanke, Ilorin, where he also lives.”

According to him, On December 7, 2021, we were tipped off by one Alhaja Mariam Bello, who claimed that the daughter of the man was raped by her biological father.

“The victim used to live with Alhaja Bello (who adopted her) at her Isale Gaa Akanbi residence but moved out to stay with her dad after a little misunderstanding between them.”

Afolabi disclosed further that the victim had little misunderstanding with Alhaja Bello, who adopted her in 2017, when her mother separated with suspect, and since then was staying with the
woman.

He explained that the victim joined her father at his gate-house where he was working as a security guard and it was during the night of her first stay with her father that the incident occurred.

Afolabi noted further that: “In the victim statement, she narrated how she begged her father not to rape her but all her plea fell on deaf ear and later gave her N1,000 to buy drug.”

The spokesmen also said: “In the confessional statement of the suspect, who hails from Edo State, he admitted to committing the crime but blame it on the devil, as he was not really aware that he was committing the act.

He, therefore, stated that the suspect would soon be charged to court after the command completes its investigation on the issue.