Police in Lagos have arrested 52-year-old Moruf
Mohammed, for defiling the 7-year-old daughter of a
prophetess he had visited seeking spiritual help, the Daily
Post has reported.
The incident happened at the prophetess’ residence in the
Ikorodu, area of the state.
The unnamed minor had just returned from school and
was home alone when the suspected rapist came by the
home and upon realizing that her mother was out to the
market, Mohammed then raped the defenseless child.
Narrating her ordeal, the victim said Mohammed pushed
her behind the door, inserted his fingers first into her
vagina before he penetrated her.
Sexual assaults on children is a growing problem in Nigeria
“Immediately I came back from school, Baba Mohammed
came to the house and asked after my mother. I told him
that she was not at home. He then gave me N1,000,
pushed me towards the door and removed my pants,” the
victim said.
“When I tried to shout, he used his hands to cover my
mouth. He first inserted his hands inside me before using
his manhood on me.”
Mohammed was subsequently detained and confessed,
claiming he did not know what came over him and that it
was the work of the devil.
However, when he was paraded at the Police Command
headquarters in Ikeja, Mohammed then withdrew his
confession and said he was innocent.
“I am a bus driver from Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State and I
have three wives. The victim’s mother called me on phone
to get money for the job she was doing for me,”
Mohammed said.
“When I got there, she was not at home. But I met her
daughter, who had just returned from school. I went to see
the victim’s mother because she is a prophetess and does
some spiritual work for me.
“Unfortunately, her mother was not at home, so I gave her
N1, 000. I did not touch her. A few days later they
arrested me for raping the little girl.”
The mother of the victim said she came home to meet her
daughter bleeding and upon inquiry, the little girl told her
what Mohammed did to her.
“I knew Moruf Mohammed some time ago as he comes for
some spiritual works. On Wednesday, I called him to get
money for the work I have done for him,” the prophetess
said.
“When I got home later, I met my daughter bleeding
profusely with her uniform stained with blood.
Immediately, I took her to the school where I was told
nothing like that happened and that this was the
handiwork of an adult. So I asked my daughter who did
that to her?
“She said it was Moruf Mohammed, the client that gave
her money to give to me. When we got to his place, my
daughter identified him as the man that had defiled her
and he was later arrested,” the victim’s mother added.