By Tricia Ikem
Operatives of the Owutu Police division Lagos state command have arrested a senior driver with Hi-tech construction company, over defilement his 3 years old and 1year three months old daughters.
The perpetrators Terry Okechukwu Iheme, a resident of No 22 ifesowapo garner estate Igbolomu Ikorodu, lived with his family.where the incident happened in December 2019.
Nemesis caught up with him when his wife, mother of the children who have placed her on watchout since find strange stains her kids underwear any thing she left them with their daddy.
According to her, the first time I noticed the strange stain I told him that I saw stain on my daughter pant he pretend as if he was not the person I am talking to I did not know what to do . Another time stain again he is only person I left the children with when l ask him, the next thing he did was to slap me why I my asking stupid question .
So I went to a close friend and narrated to her on what on what is going my family that I find stains on my kids underwear anytime they are alone with their daddy knowing that we are not sharing our apartment with anyone ,no body visited the house. She advised me to be calm until the day I was caught him red handed.
Before this time there was a day I went to school run to pick my elder daughter, I left the little girl for her dad to my surprise before getting home he has abuse her sexually,she could not work properly,i ask him what happened to her he did not give any positive answer he also deny abusing her sexually. I discovered evidence on the floor of the house that the young have been abuse sexually .
Narrating the incident, to our correspondent,” I was preparing food the children were with their father inside sitting room playing , suddenly I am not hearing any sound I decide to check on them through window since strange thing is happening, to my greatest surprise my husband has removed my daughter pant placed her in between his two leg and insert his finger on her Virginia, the next I did just made sign he jump up and start adjusting the bed as if he is dressing the bed.
I could bear it any longer it’s a taboo, I called my friend who is also a confidant to inform her that I have caught my red handed she advice me that we should take her to one miracle medical centre for examination it was at the centre we were told that the penetration have affected her womb”.
Speaking further with Sahara weekly,she said that someone gave her the contact of a social worker with Advocate For Children And Vulnerable Persons Network (ACVPN), one Adeyemi Akin-Akala who immediately report the case to Owutu Divisional Police officer.
It was the help of DPO ,,CSP Marget Okonkwo and with her officers that he was arrested already he has run away from the house since he knew the matter has been reported to the police
Our correspondent who spoke with the convener,Advocate For Children And Vulnerable Persons Network (ACVPN),EBENEZER OMEJALILE , on the high rate of incessant cases of sexual abuse on minors,he advised Lagos state government to domesticate the existing law, it would drive the matter of Sex Offenders very far, just like Oshodi-Isolo Local Government has domesticated the Lagos State Law as a bye-Law in Oshodi-Isolo Local Government.
He noted that the incessant occurrence of sexual abuse it could also be attributed to societal loss of value system attributed to ritual get rich syndrome or die trying mentality that would not yield any positive result.
He also stressed that cases of molestion ,defilement and sodomising is becoming alarming in the society, there is no week at least four to five cases of child Abuse is not reported. “It’s an abnormal preference and a very sick person can carry such act, Infact he or she is a complete Pedophile..”.he stated…..
The matter have been transfer to Lagos State police command gender unit Ikeja for further investigation.