In Ogun: Father of 17 impregnates daughter, procures abortion for victim from quack doctor


Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 42-year-old man, Taofeek Oyeyemi, for allegedly impregnating his 16-year-old daughter.



It was gathered that Oyeyemi took the victim to a quack doctor to procure abortion after discovering that she was pregnant for him.

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The suspect is said to be a father of 17 children from different women.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said in a statement on Thursday that Taofeek was apprehended after the daughter reported the abortion to her mother.


He explained that it was the mother, who reported the matter at the Ewekoro Police Station and the suspect was subsequently arrested.

The PPRO stated that the victim had been bleeding since the abortion was performed on her.

The statement read in part, “A 42-year-old man, Taofeek Oyeyemi, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command for impregnating his 16-year-old daughter.


The PPRO said the state Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson, had directed that the suspect be transferred to the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution. Punch

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