CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

A 75-year old man, Johnson Odunuga has been arrested and charged before a Lagos court for indecently assaulting  his 16-year old daughter  with his manhood.

The incident happened at Odunuga Close, off Okeletu Ijede Road Ikorodu, Lagos where the family resided.

P.M.EXPRESS gathered that suspect who had many wives fell in love with his daughter and pestered her for sex but she refused. It was gathered that this had been on for a long period but the victim kept it to herself because she was ashamed to reveal it to anybody.

However, she decided to expose everything when the assault became unbearable for her. She raised alarm which attracted their neighbours when the father reportedly targeted her as she  was lying on the bed.

It was alleged that the father got on top of her, brought out his penis to penetrate her but she resisted. As Odunuga could not penetrate, he managed to use his joystick to rob her lower abdomen to satisfy his sexual desire before she raised alarm.Her alarm alerted other neighbours and their relations who condemned such unruly conduct.

The matter was reported to the police at the Gender Section at Ikeja and Odunuga was arrested and detained at the police station.

P.M.EXPRESS gathered that at the police station, he reportedly admitted that he did so but did not penetrate her private part.
He was charged to court for the alleged offence.
Odunuga pleaded not guilty.

The presiding Magistrate, Mrs. B.O. Osunsanmi granted him bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.

The court ordered him to be remanded in prison custody pending when he will perfect his bail. The matter was adjourned till 15 January, 2017.