Posted on: 02:54 Mon, 20 Jun 2016



The Lagos State Police Command
has arrested a man, Ike
Iwuanyanwu, for allegedly raping
and impregnating his 15-year-old
daughter, Priscilla (pseudonym) at
Ajao Estate, in the Isolo area of the
state.

Our correspondent gathered that
Iwuanyanwu, who was a company
driver living on Anuoluwapo Street
in the estate, was arrested on
Wednesday after the matter was
reported at the Ajao Estate Police
Division.

It was learnt that the victim had
been taken into custody by the
Lagos State Government.

PUNCH Metro gathered that
Iwuanyanwu had also allegedly
beaten his daughter and wife,
warning them not to disclose the
incident to anyone.

It was learnt that Priscilla’s mother,
however, informed her family
members on Wednesday, who went
to the girl’s school to confirm the
story from her.

The case was thereafter reported to
the state Ministry of Youth and
Social Development, which
informed the police.

A neighbour of the Iwuanyanwus,
who spoke on condition of
anonymity, said the victim was the
first child of the family, adding that
the father had allegedly confessed
to the crime.

She said, “The man is a driver and
the girl is his first child. None of us
knew anything about the incident
until he was arrested. The only
thing we saw was that the man beat
up his wife and daughter late in the
night on Tuesday.

“The girl was pregnant and the
father tried to hide it. It was her
school that informed the Lagos
State Government.

“The girl confessed that it was her
father who raped and impregnated
her. The Lagos State Ministry of
Youth and Social Development
alerted the police and the man was
arrested.

“The suspect did not deny that he
impregnated the girl. He knew the
government was involved and he
had no hiding place. We learnt he
told the police that his wife did not
allow him to have s*x with her and
he yielded to the temptation of
raping his daughter.

“The girl’s mother told her family
members, who then went to her
school. They did not know the
school authorities would get the
ministry involved. The matter was
also reported to some child rights
workers in the Oshodi area.”

Our correspondent learnt that
Priscilla’s mother allegedly took the
15-year-old to a place where the
pregnancy was aborted.

The pregnancy was said to have
been aborted before she was
rescued and taken into custody by
government officials.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the police
arrested Priscilla’s mother on
Thursday for involvement in the
alleged abortion.

The Coordinator, Domestic and
Sexual Violence Response Team,
Lagos State, Lola Vivour-Adeniyi,
said the victim was safe in
government’s custody.
She said, “Social workers have
rescued the victim.

She is now at an orphanage
provided by the state government.
We have also called for the
duplicate case file. The girl’s
mother was arrested for allegedly
aborting the pregnancy. The police
may grant her bail on the grounds
that she has a four-year-old boy.”

The Lagos State Police Public
Relations Officer, SP Dolapo
Badmos, confirmed the incident,
adding that investigation was
ongoing.

She said, “The man raped and
impregnated his daughter, while
the mother also procured abortion
for her. The Commissioner of
Police, Fatai Owoseni, has ordered
that the case be transferred to the
gender unit of the command for
investigation. The girl is placed in a
shelter because we cannot afford to
see her go back to that vicinity.”
:- dadollar,