How Barren Couple Raped House Maid To Bear Child For Them – Police
KINGSLEY EBERE
An Investigating Police Officer, Inspector Elizabeth Osikolu, of the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has told an Lagos Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a housewife, Omolara Alashe, allegedly forced their house maid, 19, to sleep with her husband to impregnate her in order to bear a child for them.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that Mrs. Omolara and her husband, Ramoni Lateef, are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, rape and sexual assault under the Criminal Laws of the State.
While giving evidence before the Court, Inspector Osikolu testified that the alleged incident happened in 2022 in Ojota area of Lagos, where the defendants reside and explained that the teenage victim lost her mother, was offered shelter by the couple and turned her into a housemaid.
However, the officer, Inspector Osikolu revealed that the girl’s stay soon took a dark turn as the victim disclosed that Mrs. Alashe regularly pressured her into having sex relations with Lateef without her consent.
Apart from that the victim reported physical abuse, stating that the couple allegedly beat her whenever she made mistakes in the household. The lead State counsel, Mr. Babajide Boye, who led the Police witness in detailing the abuse, explained the severity of the allegations.
The witness further testified in Court that Omolara, the first defendant, allegedly woke the victim in the middle of the night and stripped her, allowing the second defendant, Ramoni, to assault her.
The Investigating Police officer (IPO) told the court that her investigation revealed that Omolara and Ramoni had previously lost a baby in October 2022. Since then, Omolara had been unable to conceive, and the couple allegedly decided to use the teenager to bear children for Ramoni to prevent him from marrying someone else.
“The girl reported that one day in the sitting room, Omolara beat her, stripped her, and inserted her fingers into her private parts. Afterwards, she threw the girl out, and seized her ATM card, phone line, and salary to deny her access to her funds.”
Under cross-examination, defence counsel, Mr. Lekan Egberongbe questioned the credibility of the girl’s account, but the witness insisted on its truthfulness, adding that Omolara admitted to some of the acts in her statement to the Police.
The witness also noted that if the 19-year old had consented to the abuse, she would not have reported it to the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) or sought a medical examination at the Mirabel Centre.
The Presiding Judge, Justice Oshodi, further adjourned the matter till 3rd February, 2025, for continuation of trial.
