This 47-year-old man, Femi Kolajolu, has been arrested for raping and impregnating his 15-year-old niece (names
withheld).
He had also attempted to rape his daughter last November.
Vanguard
gathered that Femi had allegedly been raping his niece since 2013 and
instructed her not to inform anyone, including her mother.
The niece, a Junior Secondary School III student of a public school in Lagos, narrated her story:
“The first time it happened, I was sleeping. My uncle entered my room
and forcefully slept with me. “The second time he did it, I was sleeping
in my room with my younger sister. He opened the gate, covered my mouth
and slept with me. At that time, my mother was in hospital, ill. “Last
June, I realised I had missed my period but I did not know what caused
it. It was after my mum took me to the hospital that we were told I was
three-months pregnant. “I intend to sit for my Junior School Certificate
Examination, JSCE, next month. Since my father died last year, my uncle
took everything he gave us. My mum was left with nothing to cater for
the six of us.”
He’s guilty, says wife Femi’s wife, Ndidi, said that she was not
surprised to hear that her husband was accused of rape, saying “he
almost raped our first child last November.” According to her,
“he came around 3a.m., removed our 14-year-old daughter’s underwear and
touched her breast. I woke up when my daughter screamed. We usually do
not put off our light at bedtime, but at that moment it was off. “We all
ran to the sitting room to see who came in. As our last child bent, she
saw legs behind the curtain. When we removed the curtain, I saw my
husband standing naked. “My daughter cried and rained curses on her
father. When I told him I was going to report to the police, he said it
will not take him five minutes to kill me. “In December 2015, he said I
and his five children (all girls) should not visit him again because he
has another woman who has given him a son. Since last December, I am
just seeing my husband today (Tuesday). Even after he was summoned at
the mediation centre, he did not respond.”
Suspect The 47-year-old businessman, Femi Kolajolu, said he did not know
anything about the pregnancy and the alleged rape. His words:
“Even if my wife and I are at loggerheads, this is not the right way to
solve it. I have never entered their room. “Why will I sleep with my
niece or my own daughter?”