A 41-year-old man, Raymond
Anyanwu, who reportedly raped
and impregnated his 15 years old
daughter, said that frustration led
him into the act. Anyanwu, who
committed the offence at Ajao Estate, Isolo, said: “I started sleeping with my 15-year-old daughter
sometime around January,
after I lost my job. “I am a
transporter, but I took to
alcohol after I lost my job
and could not meet up with my responsibilities as the
head of the house.” Vanguard gathered that Raymond
Anyanwu sleeps with his
daughter when his wife has gone
to work. However, trouble started
after the victim’s aunty
suspected that she was pregnant. After carrying out a test
at home, they discove-red she
was pregnant. The victim, it was
learned, revealed that her father
was responsible for her
pregnancy, and the mother decided to play it down as a
family issue after her husband
beat her up, warning her not to
disclose the incident to anyone.
Vanguard learned that Lagos
State Ministry of Youth and Social Development alerted the
police and the suspect was
arrested last Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the victim’s mother
had arranged for an abortion,
which had been carried out before she was rescued and
taken into protective custody by
the Lagos State government.
The case, which is currently
being investigated at the Gender
Unit of Lagos State Police Command, will be charged to
Ikeja Magistrate’s Court today. WA
