Police Arrest Father for Raping Daughters

The Lagos State Police Command yesterday arrested a 42-year-old plumber, Idowu Lasisi, for allegedly molesting his two daughters.

Lasisi was brought to the state command after his 15-year-old daughter alleged that he had sexually defiled her on several occasions.

The suspect, it was gathered, started molesting younger daughter after his 19-year-old daughter got tired of being sexually assaulted and fled the house.

It was gathered that his sexual attraction to the eldest had forced his wife, Mrs. Labake Lasisi, to leave their one-room apartment when attempts to stop it proved abortive.

Lasisi was said to have allegedly turned to the younger daughter after his wife and eldest daughter left, giving her N500 each time he slept with her.

But the suspect denied the allegation, claiming that the victim framed him up because he scolded her.

However, a police source said: “The victim was brought to the station by her mother, and we sent her for checkup.

“The mother said she left her husband two years ago when she discovered he was sexually abusing with their eldest daughter.

“The woman who is a trader, left her three children behind. When the older daughter couldn’t bear that abuse, she ran away from home and till now, her whereabouts remain unknown.

“According to the younger girl, her father started the act last year, giving her N500 each time. She said there were times she would fight him off but that he succeeded at times, and that out of frustration, she dropped out of school.”

Confirming the incident, the state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, said the victim has been taken to the Mirable Centre for medical examination, adding that investigation was stil ongoing.