Man Rapes, Impregnates 13 Year Old Maid

Man rapes, impregnates maid in Lagos.

13 Year Old Girl Raped And Impregnated In Lagos

The Lagos state Police has arrested Friday Oyedele, a 29-year-old man, for allegedly raping and impregnating a Beninoise, Funmi, in the Ilupeju area of the state.

Report gathered by Naija News has it that the accused, Oyedele was having canal knowledge of the victim in her mistress’s house, one Alhaja, on Olusoji Idowu Street, Ilupeju.

Further information into the rape case has it that not only did the accused rape the 13 year old girl, but also allegedly inserted a ring into her private organ claiming it will kill her if she reports the sexual assault to anyone.

The sexual assault case was kept hidden until the victim was 3 months pregnant and the case was reported at the Ilupeju Police Station by a resident.

Report has it that the official of the Lagos State Office of the Public Defender, who was at the station, was verbally assaulted by the relatives of the suspect and the Alhaja, who said the duo were lovers.

Efforts to rescue the victim to a government shelter were reportedly resisted as the Investigating Police Officer, one Rosaline, allegedly said the families had agreed to amicable settlement.

The OPD worker said the suspect’s family boasted that nothing would come out of the case.

“The victim, before she was taken from me at the station, said she was brought from Cotonou, Benin Republic, to Lagos to work as a maid for one Alhaja on Olusoji Idowu Street, Ilupeju. She said her mother was dead, while her father was in the village. She noted that she did not finish primary education before she was brought to Lagos.

“She said her ordeal started when the perpetrator defiled her for the first time and threatened her with a ring that she would die if she told anybody what happened between them. The victim explained that she had lost count of the time the man had sex with her.

“She further stated that she wanted to report him to her mistress, but she was afraid that she would die due to the threat from the perpetrator, until she became pregnant. The perpetrator’s father resorted to threat that if his son was sent to jail, he would be released in a day,” he said.

Funmi’s mistress claimed that the suspect, Friday Oyedele, brought her from Benin Republic to Lagos, adding that Oyedele was 19 years old.

The victim in a video released claimed that the accused has been raping her over time.

She said, “I work as a maid at Ilupeju. Whenever I finished working and went to the backyard to sleep, the boy, Friday (Oyedele), would use a ring to sleep with me. When I decided to tell people, he said I should not. Friday said if I did, I would die. Whenever I tried to tell people, I would forget. The man is 29 years old. He told me so himself. I am three months pregnant.”

The Director of the OPD condemned the incident, expressing anger at the alleged police involvement in the plot to kill the case.

She said, “It is disheartening to learn that the police, in cohort with certain relatives, are trying to settle and pervert justice despite the effort of the Lagos State Government to ensure that perpetrators are brought to book.

“The Lagos State Government is, however, not relenting in its determination to ensure that this scourge is eradicated from our society for the sake of the citizenry, especially children and other vulnerable groups.”

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chike oti, confirmed the incident. He, however, denied allegations of compromising the case.

He said, “The girl and the man, 19-year-old Friday Oyedele, are lovers; even though they are too young to engage in such act. The result of their relationship was the pregnancy. The suspect was arrested and will be arraigned tomorrow (Wednesday).”