MICHAEL AKINOLA
Police Intelligence team from State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Yaba, Lagos, have arrested a 40-year old man, Mmurutau Sholeye, for allegedly engaging his 16-year old daughter while she was asleep.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Polo Road off Ribadu Road, Ikoyi area of Lagos, where they reside.
According to the Police, the suspect went into the room apartment, where the victim was sleeping and forcefully penetrated her private part and injured her in the process.
The daughter, who was shocked and traumatized over the conduct of her biological father, exposed him and the matter was reported to the Police in the area. He was then arrested and transferred to SCID for further investigation.
After thorough interrogation, the Police found him culpable and subsequently charged him before the Yaba Magistrates Court for the alleged offence, which attracts several years of imprisonment or life imprisonment.
The Court did not take his plea when he was arraigned following a motion moved by the prosecutor, Supol Thomas Nurudeen, asking the Court to refer the matter to the DPP for advice.
The Presiding Magistrate, Mr. P. E. Nwaka, ordered his remand in custody pending when the DPP’s report will be ready and directed the prosecutor to duplicate the file and send it to the DPP.
The matter was adjourned 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 while the defendant remain at the Correctional Centre at Kirikiri town, Lagos.