Man Arrested For Allegedly Impregnating His Niece

A 43-year-old man, Femi Kulajolu, has been arrested by the police for allegedly raping his younger brother’s 15-year-old daughter, and getting her pregnant. Kulajolu who is a father of six is also being investigated for an attempted rape of his stepdaughter.

The hotelier reportedly raped his niece on three occasions at the Christopher Hotels on Agor Road in the Isolo, which he runs and at her mother’s house on Majekodunmi Street, Meiran, while the mother was not at home. Narrating her ordeal, the minor whose name was not given said: “I offended my father and fled home because he wanted to beat me. I went to my uncle’s hotel and slept there that night. While I was sleeping, he came in and raped me. He warned me not to tell anybody and threatened that if I did, he would kill me.''

Disclosing how she was raped the second time by her uncle few months later, she said: “My ailing sister was hospitalised and my mother was staying with her at a hospital. He (Kulajolu) came to pass the night in our house. In the night, he came to my room, covered my mouth and raped me again. He threatened me that he would kill me if I told anybody. He slept with me three times. I am now eight months pregnant.” She however opened up after much pressure on who was responsible for the pregnancy.

Kulajolu’s wife, Ndidi also alleged that he was caught after he attempted to rape of his stepdaughter whose name was also not disclosed. This prompted her mother, to report the two cases to the police, who arrested Kulajolu and arraigned him before an Apapa magistrates’ court. Narrating her experience at the hand of her step father, the 14-year old said: “Somebody came inside my room, switched off the light and slept on me. I woke up and discovered that the person had removed his clothes. I raised the alarm and everybody woke up and started searching the house to know the person. My sister noticed that somebody was hiding behind the cotton in the living room. We opened it and found my stepfather there. I broke into tears. When my mother asked him why he attempted to rape me, he started behaving as if he was drunk.

However, the suspect denied raping his niece, adding that he was not responsible for the pregnancy. Kulajolu was subsequently arraigned on before an Apapa magistrates’ court on two counts bordering on rape and sexual assault. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted bail in the sum of N250,000 with two sureties in like sum. The presiding magistrate, O.A. Adegite adjourned the case till March 17, 2016.

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