Charmingpro reports that Kayode, a Lagos tenant, allegedly committed suicide after his neighbor’s daughter accused him of raping her twice at their home in the Oja-Amukoko area of Lagos State.
This happened after the girl’s mother was taken to the Ikorodu area for treatment after having a stroke. Kayode was allegedly asked to care for the victim, but she took advantage of her.
According to Punch, the girl’s father also claimed that Kayode took his daughter’s phone in order to prevent her from informing her family members after raping her twice.
He said;
“My daughter lives with her mother because my husband and I are no longer together.” My ex-wife had suffered a stroke, and from what we could tell, she had a neighbor, Kayode, who was helping to care for her.
“However, as my ex-illness wife’s worsened, she was taken to Ikorodu for treatment, and her daughter accompanied her.” As time passed, the neighbor was required to return my daughter to her mother’s house near Campus, Amukoko, so she could continue her education.
“However, she abruptly left her mother’s house and came to my house on Ojo Road.” She stated that she wished to remain with me until her mother recovered. Kayode arrived about 20 minutes after she arrived and began claiming to know my daughter’s behavior better than I did.
“He said that if she didn’t stay at her mother’s house any longer, he would have to return her to her mother in Ikorodu because he was the one who brought her home.” He also stated that she came to stay with me because she wanted the freedom to go out and that he never agreed with her mother that she would stay with me.”
The girl’s father revealed that his ex-younger wife’s brother called him a few days later and asked him to go home and rescue his daughter.
He continued,
“I dashed there, but I didn’t see her at home.” I called my ex-younger wife’s brother, who said he would be there soon.
“After a few minutes, I saw my daughter, who told me that Kayode had raped her.” She claimed she couldn’t sleep alone in her mother’s apartment, and that when she slept at Kayode’s, he raped her twice and took her phone.
“When she told Kayode she needed to contact her mother, he handed over his phone to her, and instead of calling her mother, she texted her mother’s younger brother.”
“So we went to a police station, and she explained everything to the officers, who said they couldn’t hear only our side of the story.” We drove to Kayode’s house but did not meet him there. The cops then directed us to Orege General Hospital for a medical examination. We were also told to return the next day while they looked for him.”
Kayode, on the other hand, drank an insecticide and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
“The next day, I got a call saying Kayode drank insecticide and died.” They discovered him in their backyard and rushed him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.”
According to Lagos Police Public Relations Officer Benjamin Hundeyin, Kayode’s brother reported to the command that he committed suicide.
Hundeyin stated,
“The girl’s 16-year-old father reported that his wife’s co-tenant, Kayode, 41, defiled his daughter.” Following the report, police officers were dispatched to arrest the suspect, but he was not seen.
“The investigation was ongoing when the suspect’s brother arrived at the station to report that Kayode had committed suicide by drinking an insecticide.” The body was recovered but later returned to the family for burial according to Islamic customs.”
