Man, 50, Arrested For Defiling Daughter For Eight Years

Man, 50, Arrested For Defiling Daughter For Eight Years

The Police in Lagos has arrested a man for allegedly defiling his daughter.

According to the Police, “On May 9, a 45 years old woman (name withheld) reported at Ikotun Police station that her husband, Ede Tyndale, 50-years-old of Kajola Street, Ikotun is committing incest with their 19-years-old daughter (name withheld).”

Trouble started when the woman noticed some strange behaviours from her daughter and decided to know why the sudden disrespect towards her father.

The teenager opened up to her mother that her father started having sexual intercourse with her when she was 11-years-old.

According to her, he often threatened violence whenever she resists him.

She added that her father instilled so much fear in her that she couldn’t report to him to anybody.

The suspect was arrested by detectives from the Family Support Unit and he confessed to committing the crime.

After a thorough investigation into the case, the suspect was on May 11 charged to Chief Magistrate Court ll Ogba on five-count charges of incest, rape, sexual harassment, defilement, and sexual assault.

He is remanded in Police custody while the case is adjourned to  June 15 for further hearing.