The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 42-year-old man, Babatunde Afolayan, for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old daughter in the Ikorodu area of the state.

It was gathered that Afolayan has been defiling his daughter since she was 10 years old.

The man was said to have been arrested on Monday, October 9, after the girl’s teachers, after noticing her strange behaviours, reported to the principal who in turn handed her over to the school’s Imam for counselling.

A source in the school, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed that the girl later revealed to the Imam that her father had been defiling her for three years.

“It happened that the girl just started misbehaving in school that no teacher knew what to do. So, the matter was reported to the school principal who then decided that she should go for counselling with the school’s Imam.

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“It was during the counselling that the girl confessed to the Imam that her father has been having sexual intercourse with her since she was 10 years old.

“She also said the last time the father slept with her was on October 2, 2023. As if that was not enough, she said her father kept encouraging her to have a boyfriend,” the source told Punch.

It was further gathered that the school principal reported the matter at a nearby police station, leading to Afolayan’s arrest.

The girl was however said to have been taken to a hospital for examination and treatment.

Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said: “The suspect is in custody and the girl has been taken for medical examinations. Investigations are also ongoing.”

The Star