39-yr-old Man Arrested In Ogun For Allegedly Impregnating 13-yr-old Daughter.
A 39-year-old man identified as Jeremiah Mfon, has been arrested in Ogun State for allegedly impregnating his 13-year-old daughter.
Police said the man who confessed to the crime claimed that he was under a spell when he did it.
According to the police, the man, a resident of FIRRO Estate, of Adesina avenue, Mowe, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the State, was arrested following a report lodged at the Mowe divisional police headquarters by the mother of the girl.
The mother had told the police that her daughter said she was impregnated by her father when she noticed signs of pregnancy in her.
The police Public Relations Officer in Ogun, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who disclosed thus to journalists on Friday, said when the girl was taken to the hospital for a test, it was confirmed that she is four months pregnant.
He said following the report, the DPO of Mowe Division, SP Folake Afeniforo, detailed detectives to the suspect’s house where he was arrested.
“On interrogation, the suspect confessed to being responsible for his daughter’s pregnancy, but claimed to be under a spell when he did it,” the PPRO said.
According to Oyeyemi, the man told the police that he dreamt of having sex with his wife, who had separated from him for some time, only to discover that it was her daughter.
The PPRO further informed that the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has redirected the case to the Anti-human Trafficking And Child Labour Unit of the State CIID for further investigation and possible prosecution.
