The Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested one Abraham Achibong for allegedly having a sexual relationship with his eight-year-old daughter at the Ile-Oluji community, in the Ile-Oluji Oke Igbo Local Government Area of the state.
According to a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Aidamenbor Daniel, on Friday, Achibong was arrested alongside other suspects – Ojo Oluwasola, and Agu Matthew.
The statement noted that the state commandant of the corps, Ibiloye Oluyemi, had paraded the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Akure, the state capital.
He added that the suspect, who has since confessed to the crime, would be prosecuted in the law court for rape, molestation, and incest.
The commandant said: ”Mr. Abraham Achibong age 40 years, a farmer was arrested for molesting his daughter who is now 14 years old, since she was eight years old. This had been going on for six years until a few days ago when the girl (name withheld) summoned the courage to confide in her teacher when the Ondo State Primary Health Care officers visited her school on a sensitisation programme on Human Papilloma Virus vaccine.
“The suspect has since confessed to the crime, and he would be prosecuted in the law court for his crime of rape, molestation, and incest”.
The commandant noted that the other two suspects – Ojo Oluwasola and Agu Matthew were arrested for stealing and fraud respectively.
“A professional conman (Mathew), has duped one Mr. Mba Daniel of the sum of N5.94 million by impersonating the Protocol Officer to the Governor of Enugu State. The complainant has a parcel of land acquired by a well-known person in Enugu, and compensation was promised.
“Since the compensation news went viral, the suspect approached the complainant as the protocol officer to the governor and informed him about the release of a cheque of N9 million for his compensation but some civil servants needed to be settled to get the cheque out.
“After collecting a total sum of N5.94 million, he closed down his shop in Akure and ran away. The suspect was tracked and arrested at Enugu on the 16th of May, 2024.
“Oluwasola, male, 28 years old of number 23 Oryanrugbulem, Akure on May 20, 2024, at about 11 am at Ifeoluwa Community, Shagari village, Akure attempted to steal a vehicle within the community. He was apprehended by the community and handed over for profiling and investigation”, the NSCDC boss narrated
He stated that the suspects would be charged in court after the completion of the investigation. The commandant appealed to the people of the state to be vigilant and promptly report security matters to the command or other security agencies.
