Father, son remanded in Kirikiri for molesting, impregnating teenager

A 45-year-old man, Kabiru Oke and his son. 19-year-old Faruq Oke, have been remanded in Kirikiri Prisons for allegedly molesting and impregnating a teenager who lived with them in the Egbeda area of Lagos.

The suspects, who were arrested after a complained was lodged by the mother of the teenager, who is the younger sister to Kabiru Oke’s wife, were alleged to have taken advantage of the fact that the victim lived with them, threatening to killings if she told anyone after having carnal knowledge of her.

This was revealed by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, in a statement on Sunday.

He said: “On Wednesday, March 27, 2019, the command’s Gender Unit received a complaint of molestation of a minor reported by the mother of the minor against the husband of her elder sister, Kabiru Oke, 44, and his son, Faruq Oke, 19, at No 1 Olatikupo Street, Egbeda.

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“The victim has lived with the perpetrators for a couple of years. The unholy affair between the minor and the first suspect started on Saturday, October 20, 2018, with the suspect having constant sexual intercourse with the victim. The second suspect, being the son of the first suspect, started having unlawful carnal knowledge of the same minor on Thursday, January 10, 2019. The suspects had constantly threatened to kill the victim if she ever told anyone about the affairs.

“The victim exposed them when her mother noticed some changes in her and discovered that she was pregnant. The victim was taken to the Mirabel Centre by our Gender Unit for medical examination. The two suspects were arrested and charged to Magistrates’ Court 2, Ogba, for molestation. The case was adjourned till Monday, May 13, 2019, while the suspects were remanded in the Kirikiri Prison.”

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