53-year-old man held for alleged incest with two daughters

A 53-year-old man, has been arrested by
police in Lokoja for allegedly indulging in
sexual intercourse with his two daughters
aged 15 years and 20 years.
The state Acting Commissioner of Police ,
Mr Austin Ebvakhavbokun, told newsmen in
Lokoja on Monday that the suspect was
caught in the act by his son who later
reported the matter to the police.
He said the man gave himself out when he
threatened to kill his son for his audacity to
challenge him.
According to him , the threat made the son,
a secondary school student, to report the
matter to the police.
“Detectives immediately rushed to the
scene to arrest the suspect,” the police
chief said.
Police said investigations revealed
that the suspect had been involved
in serial sexual acts with his daughters for
the past 10 years.
The suspect when interviewed by newsmen,
admitted having sex with his daughters to
cure ” their slimming ailment.”
He claimed that the sex cure was
recommended to him 11 years ago by a
herbalist based in Omupo, Kwara.
The suspect confessed that he had been
having sex with his 20-year-old first
daughter for the past five years when she
was 15 years old.
He also confessed without remorse that he
had been having sex with his 15-year-old
daughter who also happened to be his last
child.
Police said the suspect would be charged
to court very soon. (NAN)