by Iyobosa Omoregie

A man has been arrested in Edo state for allegedly defiling his 9-year-old daughter.

The 55-year-old man, Osaro, who was arrested by officers of the Edo State Police Command, had earlier impregnated his 17-year-old daughter.

While speaking with journalists at the Ogida Police station, in Benine, Osaro’s wife, Stella, revealed that she had just recently returned to her husband’s house after he said he had changed, and would no longer sleep with his female children.

The wife narrated: “My husband wanted to sleep with my second daughter. He later succeeded in sleeping with my other daughter. After impregnating the girl, he begged me several times to forgive him.”

“He started the church I attended and confessed what he had done. The church members begged me and I accepted him. He has already paid my bride price so I went back.”

Furthermore, she said: “After we had settled, my husband started with our daughter again. The little girl told me what she was going through in the hands of her father. I asked my husband, but he denied. He said he had stopped the act since he repented.”

“One afternoon, I caught him with our daughter. I went to the church and vowed that I cannot continue with the marriage. I am tired of forgiving him all the time. On Christmas Day, he drove me outside at about 8 p.m. He was alone inside with the children. The next day, my daughter told me what he did to her. When I decided to check my daughter’s private part, he wanted to beat me, but neighbours intervened,” she added.

Meanwhile, the girl has reportedly urged the police to imprison her father.

Kolapo Olapoju