Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Best Orji for allegedly engaging in illicit sexual relations with his two biological daughters, aged 14 and 12.
The arrest followed a complaint filed by Orji’s wife at the Surulere Police Division after she reportedly discovered the abuse.
According to the woman, the disturbing acts had been ongoing for nearly a year before she uncovered them earlier this year.
She told the police that she frequently left the children in her husband’s care while she went to the market. However, she said she returned home earlier than usual on one occasion and caught her husband in the act with their 14-year-old daughter in their bedroom.
Upon confronting the girl, the mother said she also learned that her 12-year-old daughter had been subjected to similar abuse.
“I got pregnant at 17 and went to live with him. I gave birth to my now 14-year-old daughter. My parents decided to let us live together,” the devastated mother recounted in her statement to the police.
Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Police Public Relations
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