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Abibat Tijani
Men of the State Police Command have arrested one Idowu Shittu for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of his wife’s eleven year-old cousin (name withheld).
Shittu, a 35-year-old man was arrested after his wife reported the case at Ifo divisional headquarters of the police.
The suspect’s wife explained that her husband has been forcefully having sex with her cousin for over three years.
The Police spokesperson in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi made this known in a statement on Sunday.
Oyeyemi said, the suspect threatened the little girl of packing her luggages out of his if she tells anyone about the incident.
The police spokesperson said “The suspect, a resident of Hallelujah street Ifo was arrested following a report lodged at Ifo divisional headquarters by his wife, who reported that her cousin, who lives with them informed her that her husband Idowu Shittu has been forcefully having sex with her for the past three years, and when she can no longer bear it, she decided to inform her aunt. The little girl, who has lost her mother since when she was a toddler said she has been enduring it because she has no other place to live if her aunt’s husband send her away as he used to threatening whenever he wants 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”.
Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole directed that the victim be taken to hospital for medical attention.
Bankole also ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the anti human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
