A 35-year-old man, Idowu Shittu, is being detained after he was picked up for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of his wife’s 11-year-old cousin.
A statement released by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Sunday disclosed that the incident happened in Ifo on Hallelujah Street, in the Ifo Local Government Area of the state.
According to Oyeyemi, the wife of the man lodged a complaint at the Ifo divisional police headquarters.
The woman reportedly told the police that her cousin, who lived with them, informed her that her husband had been forcefully having sex with her for the past three years.
The PPRO said the wife told the police that her cousin decided to raise the alarm when she could no longer bear it.
Oyeyemi said the police were also informed that “the little girl, who lost her mother since she was a toddler, said she had been enduring it because she had no other place to live if her aunt’s husband sent her away as he used to threaten whenever he wanted to have his way with her.”
“Upon the report, the DPO, Ifo division, CSP Kehinde Kuranga, quickly detailed his detectives to the scene where the suspect was arrested.
“On interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime, but pleaded for forgiveness from the little girl,” he added.
Oyeyemi said the state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, had directed that the victim be taken to a hospital for medical attention.
