The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a 37-year-old man, Ajibola Idowu, for allegedly kidnapping the daughter
of his landlord for three years. The suspect was also said to have forcefully impregnated the victim, Modupe Brown, during captivity.
The police told PUNCH Metro that after Brown had given birth to the child, Ajibola refused to allow the child access to immunisation.
As a result, the child was said to have contracted polio disease and subsequently became crippled.
Lagos Deputy Police Public Relations Officer,
Damasus Ozoani, told PUNCH Metro that Ajibola, was arrested along with his mother, Ebun, who allegedly conspired with him to commit the act.
He said, “Brown, a 400 level student of Business Administration at the Lagos State University, was kidnapped by Ajibola who kept her in captivity with his family for “three years between 2010 and 2013.
“On September 19, 2013, policemen from Area E Command, went to the Sagamu area of Ogun State to rescue the victim and also arrested the mother of the abductor, who watched over the victim. Ajibola was later arrested in the Idumota area of Lagos Island.
“During the three years, Ajibola kept Brown in
three locations -Oshogbo, Osun State, where
she spent six months; Bariga, Lagos, where she
spent six months; and Sagamu, Ogun State, where she spent about two years.
“Ajibola forcefully impregnated Brown while in
captivity. She delivered a baby girl, who later
became deformed as a result of Ajibola’s
refusal to have the baby immunised against the
Polio virus.”
While speaking with our correspondent, Brown
described her ordeal in the hands of her
abductor as a journey through the valley of the
shadow of death. She said she was abducted at
her father’s house in the Ebute Meta area of
Lagos State.
She said, “I can’t even remember how he kidnapped me. All I know is that he held me captive for three years. It’s as if I was under a spell. Even when I was going to give birth, he did not allow me to go to a hospital. The baby was delivered at home and he was the one giving me medication.
“Even one day, when state officials came to the
area to immunise children, he said he would
not allow the child to be immunised, saying
the drugs had been poisoned. Once, when I
tried to leave, he threatened to kill me.”
The suspects however denied abducting the landlord’s daughter. Ajibola’s mother claimed her son and Brown were lovers, who decided to elope, maintaining that the case was not an abduction.
“I did not kidnap her; we were lovers and decided to elope. Even when she was at my house, she used to make calls to her relatives
telling them that she was alright,” he said.
Culled from PUNCH
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