A 16-year-old girl, Temitope Ewuoso, has accused her father, Kayode, of raping her.
The victim said that her father had repeatedly demanded and forced her to have sex inside his bedroom in Solotan Estate, Laderin, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The victim claims that her father began to demand sex soon after her mother divorced him.
The father was arrested while reporting the event to Ogun State Social Orientation and Safety Corps operatives, who then brought the case to the nearest police station.
During the interrogation, the suspect claimed that the daughter was lying against him because he rebuked her for her waywardness and promiscuity.
“She is lying. She is using this as a ploy to cover up her promiscuity, which I scolded her for,” the father was quoted telling the police operatives.
Meanwhile, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident, told our correspondent that the investigation was ongoing.
“The father has been arrested. We have begun a preliminary investigation into the allegation. Both parties will be taken to the State CID for discreet investigation,” Odutola stated via a WhatsApp message on Tuesday.