A heartless and shameless father has mercilessly
beaten his children and injuring them just to hurt
his ex-wife by posting it on social media.

Olaleye Aluko

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a
man, Ike Iwuanyanwu, for allegedly raping and
impregnating his 15-year-old daughter, Priscilla
(pseudonym) at Ajao Estate, in the Isolo area of the
state.

Our correspondent gathered that Iwuanyanwu, who
was a company driver living on Anuoluwapo Street
in the estate, was arrested on Wednesday after the
matter was reported at the Ajao Estate Police
Division.

It was learnt that the victim had been taken into
custody by the Lagos State Government.

PUNCH Metro gathered that Iwuanyanwu had also
allegedly beaten his daughter and wife, warning
them not to disclose the incident to anyone.

It was learnt that Priscilla’s mother, however,
informed her family members on Wednesday, who
went to the girl’s school to confirm the story from
her.

The case was thereafter reported to the state
Ministry of Youth and Social Development, which
informed the police.

A neighbour of the Iwuanyanwus, who spoke on
condition of anonymity, said the victim was the first
child of the family, adding that the father had
allegedly confessed to the crime.

She said, “The man is a driver and the girl is his
first child. None of us knew anything about the
incident until he was arrested. The only thing we
saw was that the man beat up his wife and
daughter late in the night on Tuesday.

“The girl was pregnant and the father tried to hide
it. It was her school that informed the Lagos State
Government.

“The girl confessed that it was her father who raped
and impregnated her. The Lagos State Ministry of
Youth and Social Development alerted the police
and the man was arrested.

“The suspect did not deny that he impregnated the
girl. He knew the government was involved and he
had no hiding place. We learnt he told the police
that his wife did not allow him to have sex with
her and he yielded to the temptation of raping his
daughter.

“The girl’s mother told her family members, who
then went to her school. They did not know the
school authorities would get the ministry involved.

The matter was also reported to some child rights
workers in the Oshodi area.”

Our correspondent learnt that Priscilla’s mother
allegedly took the 15-year-old to a place where the
pregnancy was aborted.

The pregnancy was said to have been aborted
before she was rescued and taken into custody by
government officials.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the police arrested
Priscilla’s mother on Thursday for involvement in
the alleged abortion.

The Coordinator, Domestic and Sexual Violence
Response Team, Lagos State, Lola Vivour-Adeniyi,
said the victim was safe in government’s custody.

She said, “Social workers have rescued the victim.

She is now at an orphanage provided by the state
government. We have also called for the duplicate
case file. The girl’s mother was arrested for
allegedly aborting the pregnancy. The police may
grant her bail on the grounds that she has a four-
year-old boy.”

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP
Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident, adding that
investigation was ongoing.

She said, “The man raped and impregnated his
daughter, while the mother also procured abortion
for her. The Commissioner of Police, Fatai
Owoseni, has ordered that the case be transferred to
the gender unit of the command for investigation.

The girl is placed in a shelter because we cannot
afford to see her go back to that vicinity.”

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