Like any observant parent, Mrs.
Kehinde Oduntan became
concerned when she wanted to
wash the clothes of her children
and noticed what looked like
semen in her 12-year-old
daughter’s underwear.
She quickly summoned her
husband, Peter, and informed
him of her discovery. Peter
confirmed that what she saw
was actually semen.
The parents questioned their
daughter (name withheld) and
after much threat, she told them
their 47-year-old neighbour, Mr.
Lateef Amuda, was the one that
had sex with her.
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“We asked her how many times
he had had sex with her and she
refused to tell us,” the mother
told PUNCH Metro.
It was learnt that the girl later
told nurses at a hospital that
Amuda had had sex with her
four different times.
When our correspondent visited
the family at their home in
Meiran area of Lagos, the girl
maintained that the man actually
raped her four times.
Her mother said, “We were
angry; we could not fathom why
Amuda, whom we have always
seen as a family friend, could do
such a thing to a young girl. My
daughter said Amuda would
come to our apartment and ask
her to follow him. She said those
times he slept with her, my
husband and I were not around.
“She told us the last time he slept
with her, she was sleeping on
the bed and Amuda entered our
apartment, woke her up and
asked her to follow him.
“We then reported at the Oke-
Odo Police Station and the police
arrested him. While Amuda was
locked up, his relatives came to
beg us to get him released.
“They apologised to us to forget
about the matter, that what had
been done could not be undone.
We were furious. I told them I
was not a fool that the police
would decide what to do with
him.”
It was learnt that Amuda was
arrested on February 2 and was
released five days after. Since his
release, the suspect had not
returned home.
When our correspondent visited
Amuda’s apartment, his wife and
15-year-old daughter refused to
grant him audience when he
identified himself and stated his
mission.
The victim’s mother told PUNCH
Metro that she took her daughter
to the hospital for tests, including
HIV and pregnancy tests. She said
although the results were
negative, there was need to
repeat the tests based on
medical advice.
“The hospital said we might have
to come back for more tests in
the near future because some
things might not manifest in her
body for now,” she said.
Amuda reportedly insisted on his
innocence throughout the time
he was locked up at the police
cell.
However, he purportedly wrote a
letter to the victim’s parents, in
which he promised to pay the
sum of N15,000 for the girl’s
treatment.
The letter, shown to our
correspondent was written in
Yoruba and purportedly signed
by two of Amuda’s relatives; Bose
Adesan and Taju Amuda.
“I, Lateef Amuda, promise as a
result of the incident at my
residence, where I was accused
of raping a girl, that I would pay
the sum of N15, 000 to the family
of Peter Oduntan for her
treatment by the end of
February,” the letter stated.
“We are angry that he has been
released. The police said there
was not much they could do on
the case,” the girl’s mother said.
When our correspondent called
Amuda on the telephone, he
denied raping the girl.
Amuda said, “That girl is too
young for me to do something
like that to. I don’t know why she
kept mentioning my name.
“I decided to pay the money on
the orders of the police and my
relatives. The IPO said I should go
and apologise to the family and
my relatives followed me to
apologise.
“When we got there, the girl’s
family told me that if I admitted
that I raped her, they would drop
the case. So, I said I did it
because I did not want to
prolong the matter. More so, my
relatives told me not to argue
with them and agreed.”
When asked why he had not
been home since he was
released from police custody, he
said, “I have been feeling
ashamed. You know when
something like this happens, the
whole neighbourhood would be
making jest of the person
accused.”
However, a source at the police
station denied that the police
advised Amuda to apologise to
the girl’s family.
The source said, “God would
judge him if he actually went to
tell such a lie. I was infuriated
when the mother of the girl
informed me that Amuda had
written an undertaken to pay the
family some money.
“When I asked him, he said it
was his family that told him to
write the undertaking and
apologise to the family. Nobody
here (police station) is related to
the family in any way. Which
policeman would do such an
unprofessional thing?”
The source said investigation
was still ongoing on the case and
that the medical report had not
been delivered.
Lagos State Commissioner of
Police, Yakubu Alkali
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Firstly that "source"from the police asking "which policeman would do such an unprofessional thing?" Is a big he\shediot,policemen kill people everyday for the flimsiest reasons and rob masses with reckless abandon and the f00l is saying rubbish in defense of the NPF,anyways what do i even expect from useless NPF,i wouldn't put anything past them,mscheew nonsense.


That man is very stoopid,imagine what he came up with as a defense,its a pity sha that many kids go through this everyday in this country,but seriously i wonder why this girl didn't say anything to anyone,i guess at a point she started enjoying it and to think the matter will just die like that makes me want to slap somebody,mscheew.

freecocoa:

Firstly that "source"from the police asking "which policeman would do such an unprofessional thing?" Is a big he\shediot,policemen kill people everyday for the flimsiest reasons and rob masses with reckless abandon and the f00l is saying rubbish in defense of the NPF,anyways what do i even expect from useless NPF,i wouldn't put anything past them,mscheew nonsense.


That man is very stoopid,imagine what he came up with as a defense,its a pity sha that many kids go through this everyday in this country,but seriously i wonder why this girl didn't say anything to anyone,i guess at a point she started enjoying it and to think the matter will just die like that makes me want to slap somebody,mscheew.

nne u dey vex o, how are u ada mmadu.

@ topic some men are unrealistic.The law should take effect that's all i can say

^My Brother don't mind me jare,seriously many things are not just not right in this country and that can be annoying.

I'm fine o nwanne nmadu,hope you are too?

Naija is a land of wonders,things like this continue happening because the previous offenders got away with it without been prosecuted.

Udo di nne.make we talk out of here nne there is something to ask you

@ freecoco, i feel you, this is a case of a paedophile on the loose, who knows how many innocent little girls has been a victim of such violation before this one caught up with him. God help our young ones

gidson12:

@ freecoco, i feel you, this is a case of a paedophile on the loose, who knows how many innocent little girls has been a victim of such violation before this one caught up with him. God help our young ones

That's mainly my anger,the f00l will be let loose and he'll carry on with his evil deeds,its just a pity.

9ja_I_hail:

Naija is a land of wonders,things like this continue happening because the previous offenders got away with it without been prosecuted.

Udo di nne.make we talk out of here nne there is something to ask you

Well since ibu nwa afo alo let me oblige you,so drop your email addy or something.

ok udo di ada oma,make i create one in a minute

^Okies.

add me here, naija_i_hail@hotmail.com

9ja_I_hail:

add me here, naija_i_hail@hotmail.com

You've got mail.

NA wah for some men o. Abi ashawos don finish for Lagos? Why all these abuse of young girls and boys?