Father, grandfather who allegedly rape granddaughter arrested

An official said the teenager reported the incident to NSCDC.

The Nigeria Civil Defense and Security Corps (NSCDC), Osun Command, said it arrested two people, a father and a grandfather, for allegedly raping their 13-year-old daughter / granddaughter.

However, command spokesperson Adigun Daniel, who disclosed this in a statement released to Osogbo on Monday, said the suspects were arrested on Friday after being reported.

“The body received information from an informant who revealed that the girl told her that the grandfather and father had had carnal relations with her. The body immediately took action and arrested the father

After investigation, the young girl said that her father had had a carnal relationship with her for two years. She also said she lived with her maternal grandmother when she was three years old before being taken to her paternal grandfather’s when she was five.

“She said that her father and mother are separated and that is why she was placed in the care of her grandparents at different times.

“The girl also said that at one point she was assaulted by her grandfather but could not stand by her allegation, as she was still living with him,” said said the spokesperson for the NSCDC.
He added, however, that the father and grandfather had denied raping the girl.

Mr Daniel said that the corps had given custody of the girl to the state Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, pending the conclusion of investigation on the matter.

He said the NSCDC Commandant in the state, Emmanuel Ocheja, had directed that appropriate investigation be carried out on the alleged incest.
The NSCDC spokesman quoted Mr Ocheja as saying that the girl “was psychologically disturbed to give vivid account of her ordeal”, adding, however, “that with tact, the corps would scoop out useful information to help her”.