
The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old vulcaniser,
Ademola Simiyu, of Ile Olode in Ikoyi for allegedly defiling his
11-year-old daughter. Simiyu, a father of three, allegedly committed the
act on Wednesday, October 23, when he woke up the girl at about 12
midnight while she was sleeping with her siblings and forcefully had
carnal knowledge of her. The suspect was said to have stifled the cries
of his daughter by covering her mouth with his palm. The girl reportedly
started bleeding heavily but the father refused to take her to the
hospital, out of fear of questions that could be raised concerning the
bleeding. But his deeds came out in the open on October 24 when the girl
reportedly told her mother what her father did to her during the
former’s visit to the girl who had by then fallen sick. Crime Reports
gathered that when the case was reported to the police, detectives
immediately took her to the hospital for medical examination and
treatment. When interrogated by the police, Simiyu was said to have
confessed to the deeds, saying that he did not know what came over him.
He also revealed that he married the girl’s mother in 2000 and they had
three children between them but that they had lived apart in the last
two years because of a misunderstanding they had, saying that he had
been the one taking care of the children. It was gathered that the
medical report indicated that the girl had coital bleeding while vaginal
examination revealed laceration in her vaginal wall, with foul smell
and discharged altered blood coming from it. The report also indicated
that her hymen had been torn and there was tenderness around her vulva
and pelvis. Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations
Officer, Folasade Odoro, a Deputy Superintendent of Police said that the
Commissioner of Police, Dorothy Gimba, had directed that a diligent
investigation should be conducted into the case, decrying the high
number of defilement and r*pe cases within the society. Meanwhile, Crime
Reports learnt that the suspect had been charged to Court 4, Osogbo
Magistrates’ Court on a three-count charge. Though he pleaded not guilty
to the charges, the magistrate ordered that he should be remanded in
Ilesa prison. The case was adjourned to November 28.
we seriously need to address this rape issue in Nigeria. It is not funny anymore. Source: Nigerian Tribune
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