MICHAEL AKINOLA
Police operatives from the Gender Section of the Lagos State Command have arrested a 17-year old house help, Silas Daniel and charged him for defiling his employer’s two children, girl, 5 and boy, 10.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Dopemu area of Lagos where the suspect, Daniel, was engaged as domestic staff.
This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed that the suspect has been remanded in a juvenile center over his alleged conduct.
He stated that on 10th October, 2024, at about 1400hrs the above mentioned case was transfered from Dopemu Police Division to the Gender Section of the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja.
The case was reported by the complainant on behalf of his daughter aged 5 and his son aged 10, against one Silas Daniel ‘m’ aged 17, who is a domestic help to the complainant.
The complainant alleged that the said Silas Daniel defiled his daughter and his son and that he always had sexual intercourse with the two minors in his house whenever he was not at home and he left the children in the house.
The complainant stated further that, he had sexual intercourse with his son through his anus. The suspect confessed to the crime upon questioning.
The suspect was arraigned in Court on 18th October, 2024 and he has been remanded at Special Correctional Center, Adigbe, Abeokuta, based on the fact that he is 17 years of age.
P.M.EXPRESS gathered that the defendant was arraigned before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged defilement under the Criminal Laws of the State, which attracts several years of imprisonment.
However, his plea was not taken as he was remanded in custody pending the outcome of the DPP’s advice, which will determine if the matter will be transferred to the High Court or not over jurisdiction.