A landlord popularly known as baba sango has been arrested for raping a 8 years old tenant's daughter.
The landlord, who was initially arrested by
detectives from Mapo police station, was
transferred to the Department of Criminal
Investigation, Iyaganku, Ibadan where he was
interrogated by detectives to ascertain his
culpability on the allegation against him or
otherwise.
Information gathered by Crime Reports
revealed that Madam Bola reported at Mapo
police station on February 17, 2015 that she
left her daughter with a neighbour along the
street where she lived while
she went to purchase some items.
To her surprise, on her return, she met her
daughter at home. In response to her question
on why she left the place she was asked to
stay, the young girl told her mother that it
was Baba Sango who called her to his shrine,
pulled off her pants and inserted his finger
into her private part. Not yet done, the girl
further alleged that the man removed his
trousers and put his manhood in her private
part.
She stated further that Baba Sango used a
black and white handkerchief to wipe her
private part and gave the handkerchief to one
man she simply called Baba Fila, who used to
sell men’s cap. She disclosed that it was not
the first time Baba Sango had had carnal
knowledge of her, as the action had been
going on for some months.
Medical examination conducted at State
Hospital, Adeoyo revealed that the girl had a
bruised vagina wall with her hymen broken.
But Baba Sango denied the allegation, saying
the girl was too young for him to have had
s*x with her. He also said he had two wives
and had no reason to seek pleasure from a
girl whose age mates are his own children.
“I am popularly known as Baba Sango
because I am a Sango worshipper. I live
at Sakapena, Idi Arere in a house that
belonged to my grandfather but which I
inherited from my father. I have two wives
and children from both. I do divination for
people and attend to their problems.
“On Tuesday, February 17, 2015, I was at
home when my tenant brought policemen
and I was taken to Mapo police station. It
was there I heard that my tenant reported
that her daughter woke her up in the early
hours of the day and told her that I had
been having carnal knowledge of her since
2014.
I wondered how an eight-year-old girl
would say I was doing such a thing with
her and no one would have noticed us and
be a witness. I never did anything to the
girl; her mother was my tenant,” Baba
Sango said.
He went further:
“In the early hours of that Tuesday, we
just heard the woman beating her
daughter. She collided with the door of my
wife’s room, which made us wake up with
a start. My wife came out to see what
was happening, followed by me. When I
saw that the beating was meaningless, I
went back into the room, and my wife
followed me shortly after. That was all I
knew until I saw police in the afternoon.”
Crime Reports pointed at the victim’s
consistent statement on the issue and the fact
that medical report indicated that the little
girl’s hymen had been broken, but Baba
Sango replied that he was surprised at the
tackles given him by the girl.
“Whatever is hidden to man is exposed
before God. Nobody can say exactly how
this thing happened. I have never touched
the girl. Even I had never sent her on an
errands, since I have my own children. The
mother just moved into my house on
August 20, 2014.
“The girl confronted me with the
allegation but I didn’t do anything with
her. I am ready to swear over this issue,”
he replied.
On the suspicion that the suspect intended to
use the girl for a charm by sleeping with her,
Baba Sango continued to deny the allegation,
saying it was ridiculous that people would
think that he was sleeping with such a young
girl. Reminded that there had been similar
cases in the past involving younger girls,
Baba Sango insisted: “I did not do anything
with this girl.”
Crime Reports learnt that the suspect had
been arraigned in court and had been
remanded in prison custody until the next
adjournment date.
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