A
50-year old man, Wale Akanusi, who turned his daughter to a sex slave for five
years, was arraigned Thursday before an Apapa Magistrates' Court in Lagos,
southwest Nigeria.
The
man allegedly began to defile his daughter, who is now 17 years old, when she
was 12 years old, in their Ojo home in Lagos.The victim (name withheld) herself
revealed how her father turned her into a sex slave for five years.
She
revealed that her father impregnated her
three times and aborted the pregnancies to cover up his act.
The
girl told the police that she was turned to a sex slave by Akanusi from 2007 to
2012 and the enslavement ended early this year when she was rescued by the
Lagos State Government.
The
victim said she suffered the fate after her mother left her father and got
married to another man.
She
said her father did not re-marry again and relied on her for his sexual
satisfaction which she could not resist because of fear.
According
to her, "my mom left my dad and got married to another man and after
sometime my dad started pestering me for sex at the age of 12 and got me
impregnated and forced me to carry out abortion three times."
She
said Akanusi warned her not to tell anybody otherwise he would kill her.
She
said when she was growing older and she began to realize what was happening to
her, she became afraid and restless.
She
said this continued until she summoned courage and went to the police station
to report the matter.
The
police arrested her father, rescued her and she is now in the care of the Lagos
State welfare department.
According
to a police source, Akanusi ensured that the victim stayed away from neighbours
and her friends and warned her not disclose what was going on between them at
their Ojo home in Lagos.
Akanusi
is facing a two-count charge of
defilement by sleeping with the victim and killing of unborn babies.
When
he was arraigned, his plea was not taken.
The
presiding Magistrate, Mr O.I. Adelaja ordered him to be remanded in prison
custody pending the amendment of the criminal charge against him.
The
matter was adjourned till 27 November, 2013 for trial.
Source:
PM News
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