By Deborah Nnamdi
Police in Ondo State have arrested a man, Oyewole Adamolekun, for allegedly engaging in an incestuous relationship with his 15-year-old biological daughter, which led to her pregnancy.
Adamolekun, who resides in Taye Village, Lafa 2, Ajue area, was accused of repeatedly abusing his daughter since she was three years old. The case came to light after a concerned neighbour reported the matter to the Enu-Owa Divisional Police Headquarters, Ondo.
Police operatives swiftly apprehended the suspect, while the victim was taken to a medical facility where an ultrasound confirmed that she was more than 19 weeks pregnant. A police source said the suspect voluntarily confessed to the crime during interrogation.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the state police command, SP Ayanlade Olayinka, said the suspect is in custody and the case has been transferred to the Command’s Gender Unit for thorough investigation and prosecution.
Olayinka described the act as both “criminal and morally repugnant,” assuring that the Command would ensure justice is served. He reiterated the police’s zero-tolerance policy toward all forms of sexual abuse, especially against minors.
In a related development, detectives also arrested a 49-year-old man, Azeez Lamidi, in Ogbagi-Akoko for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl and inducing her abortion with drugs.
Police said the incident was reported by the victim’s father, who rushed her to the hospital after she began bleeding profusely. Medical personnel confirmed she had undergone a drug-induced abortion.
According to Olayinka, the victim alleged that Lamidi had been sexually abusing her and administering drugs when he discovered she was pregnant. She is currently receiving treatment at the State Specialist Hospital, Igbatoro, while the suspect remains in custody.
Commissioner of Police, CP Adebowale Lawal, has ordered that both cases be transferred to the Gender Unit for discreet investigation. He condemned the rising incidence of sexual crimes and warned that anyone found guilty of preying on minors would face the full weight of the law.
