365news gathered that Kehinde Adeleke, 62, and his 19-year-old son, Ayomide, were detained by police officers from the Lagos State Gender Section for allegedly gang-raped his biological daughter, who is also Ayomide’s blood sister, and got pregnant as a result.
According to P.M.EXPRESS, the incident took place on Enelu Danisa Street in Lagos’ Ijeshatedo neighborhood, where they live. The victim’s condition deteriorated significantly after the suspects were taken into custody as a result of the medical examination, which revealed that she was pregnant and left her unable to identify the true perpetrator among her brother and father.
The girl’s biological brother Ayomide and the man, Kehinde, allegedly planned to have an affair with her and kept it a secret until the victim fell pregnant. She then started talking and explained what had transpired.
They were detained and sent to the Gender Section of the Police Command for additional investigation after the incident was reported to the local police. The Police charged them before the Ogba Magistrates Court for the alleged offence after thoroughly questioning them. If found guilty before the Court, they face several years in prison or life in prison.
However, the prosecutor, Inspector Lucky Ihiehie, moved a motion asking the court to refer the case to the DPP for advice since the alleged offense was a capital offense, so the court did not accept their plea when they were arraigned.
The prosecutor was instructed to duplicate the file and send it to the DPP for advice. The presiding magistrate, Mrs. O.A. Layinka, ordered their remand in custody at the Kirikiri Town Correctional Centre in Lagos without the option of bail pending the outcome of the DPP’s advice. The case was postponed until December 20, 2022, to allow for the completion of the DPP’s advice report, which will determine whether or not the case will be transferred.