Ekiti council worker arrested, accused of sleeping with teenage daughter

Ekiti council worker arrested, accused of sleeping with teenage daughter

Taiwo Ojo, 45, of Ojido Street in Ado Ekiti, has been arrested by police for reportedly having sexual relations with his thirteen-year-old daughter.

The culprit, a council worker, was caught following a tip-off from members of his neighbourhood who witnessed the unethical behaviour.

According to the Daily Post, the suspect began defiling the youngster a few years ago after the mother died.

Witnesses stated the abuse began on Inisa Street, where the man previously lived, but he moved to Ojido after suspecting that people were learning about his behaviour.

In her testimony to the police, the survivor verified the claim and stated she had lost count of how many times the father slept with her.

In a related report, an Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has convicted Olukayode Dayo, a civil defence officer to life in prison for rape.

The 39-year-old defendant was brought before Justice Lekan Olatawura on May 13, 2022, on a rape-related offence.

The indictment revealed that on December 25, 2021, in Ado Ekiti, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court, Olukayode Dayo raped a 13-year-old girl.

According to the allegation, the act violates section 31(2) of the Child’s Rights Law, Cap. C7, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.

In his statement to the police, the victim said, “I was living with my grandmother, I was sent home to go and bring banana and kolanut, on my way home, one man called Olukay (the defendant) crossed me with his motorcycle, he dropped the banana and kolanut on my head, he carried me to a fenced uncompleted building, I was shouting but he did not listen to me, he removed my pant and started having sex with me.

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“A passerby who heard my voice entered the compound, he took to his heels on citing the man, the man chased him but he was unable to catch him, the man came back and took me to my grandmother and explained what happened to her”, she concluded.

To support his case, prosecutor Julius Ajibare brought six witnesses and presented the defendant’s statement, photos of the victim, and a medical report as documents.

The defendant spoke in his defence through his attorney, Oluwaseun Oyebanji; he denied committing the offence but appealed with the court to balance justice with mercy; he did not summon any witnesses.

In his decision, Justice Lekan Olatawura ruled that in this case, the victim continuously, unambiguously, and indisputably maintained that the defendant, whom she knew well, was the one who raped her.

Overall, it is shown beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant raped the 13-year-old girl on December 25, 2021, and I thus find him guilty as charged.

As a result of the aforementioned, the defendant was sentenced to life in prison.

In the same vein, an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court sent Adema Ogunbiyi, a 43-year-old boarding school housemaster, to the Kirikiri correctional facility for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old child.

Chief Magistrate E. Kubeinje ordered that Ogunbiyi be held at the facility pending advice from the state Director of Public Prosecutions.

The court did not accept Ogunbiyi’s petition. However, Kubeinje postponed the matter until July 24 for consideration.

The Prosecutor, Insp John Iberedem, had previously informed the court that the suspect committed the offence on June 18 between 10:00 pm and 11:30 pm.

Iberedem added that the event happened at St Francis Catholic Secondary School located at Idimu Road, Ikotun-Lagos.

The prosecution said that the defendant, who is a housemaster in the school, sexually molested the youngster. He stated that the offence violates Section 261 of Lagos State’s Criminal Law, 2015.

Section 261 provides for life imprisonment for such offences.

Ekiti council worker arrested, accused of sleeping with teenage daughter