Afeez Hanafi
A 40-year-old man, Victor Emafolomi, has been
detained by the police for allegedly raping his
wife’s daughter, Keji.
A 40-year-old man, Victor Emafolomi, has been
detained by the police for allegedly raping his
wife’s daughter, Keji.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect was
apprehended on Sunday by the police from the
Agbado division after the mother of the victim
reported the case.
Keji (pseudonym) lived with her mother and
Emafolomi on Olukososi Street, Jafa, Agbado, in
the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Emafolomi was said to have raped Keji on two
occasions in October, threatening to kill her if she
informed her mother.
It was gathered that the first time she was raped,
Keji was at a shop where she was learning
hairdressing within the community when her
stepfather called her on the telephone to come
home to prepare lunch for him.
While the teenager was immersed in the cooking,
Emafolomi reportedly descended on her and
dragged her into the bedroom.
She said, “That afternoon, he was drunk. He beat
me up when I resisted. I explained to him that he
was like a father to me, but he didn’t listen. He
used a pillow to cover my mouth and raped me. He
said he would kill me if I told my mother about the
rape.
“Two days after, he had sex with me again. That
evening, he beat me up because I insisted that I
would tell my mother when she came back from
work. He went out and came back with two men
after about 30 minutes. The men stared at me and
left. He said they would be monitoring my
movement and that if I reveal what he did to me,
they would kill me.”
Our correspondent gathered that the suspect left
home after the second encounter and did not return
until about two weeks later.
“Before the incident, he had warned a boy called
Owolabi to stay away from me because he didn’t
want us to have a relationship,” Keji added.
Keji’s mother, Taiwo, who told PUNCH Metro said
she was abreast of the time her daughter usually
menstruated, said she became worried last
Tuesday, October 24, when Keji did not do so.
“I took her to a clinic in our area and it was
confirmed that she was pregnant. I begged her to
tell me who impregnated her, but she refused,”
Taiwo said.
After much pestering, Keji was said to have
confided in her mother, who reportedly passed out
afterwards.
“I was very shocked, but I could not fault the
revelation because my husband had abandoned
home for some days and there was no
misunderstanding between us. I think it was
because of what he did,” she added.
However, the suspect, who hails from Delta State,
refuted the allegations, saying it was Owolabi, who
impregnated Keji.
He said, “I am a driver. I left home because my
wife is stubborn; she doesn’t take corrections. I left
home to punish her so that she would change for
better.
“I never had sex with her daughter and I didn’t
know anything about the pregnancy. I don’t want it
aborted. When she is delivered of the baby, we will
carry out a DNA test on the baby.”
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP
Ambibola Oyeyemi, said the case would be
transferred to the command’s headquarters in
Eleweran, Abeokuta, for further investigation.
“The victim confirmed that the suspect had carnal
knowledge of her several times and the pregnancy
test conducted on her was positive,” he added.
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