The police in
Lagos State have arrested an Islamic cleric, Abdullahi Omobolaji, a.k.a Alfa,
for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 17-year-old teenager, Idowu
(pseudonym), in the Agege area of the state.
The incident
happened on Bakare Lane where the victim lived with her mother and siblings.
Although Alfa
lived in Abule Egba, he had a room apartment on Bakare Lane where he received
clients, who seek him out for spiritual help.
He was said
to have taken advantage of the minor and slept with her many times, from
November 2014 until the act was uncovered by the victim’s mother in March,
2015.
When she
confronted him, Alfa was said to have beaten up Idowu’s mother. While
the scuffle was on, the matter was reported at the Isokoko Police Division by
Idowu.
The
40-year-old Ilorin, Kwara State indigene was subsequently arrested on
Wednesday.
Narrating her
experience on Friday, Idowu said she could not muster the courage to tell
anyone about her experience because Alfa had threatened that she would
die if she did.
She said, “It
started in November, 2014 when Alfa Abdullahi called me and said I
should always come to meet him if I needed anything since my dad was dead and
my mum was unable to cater to all my needs.
“Later, he
told me that he had seen a vision, adding that a man had placed an evil mark on
me.
“He asked me
to rinse my hand with cold water which he the put on the fire. When the water
finally boiled and I brought it down, I saw two cowries and a ring in the
water.
“Alfa said
that was what the man put inside my body and he (Alfa) was the only man that
could remove the evil mark from me. He said he must sleep with me three times,
and that was how he slept with me.
“He said I
must never tell anyone what happened between us and if I did, I would die just
like my father did a few years back.”
Idowu said a
few days afterwards, the suspect called her and asked her to buy an egg.
He was
alleged to have instructed the victim to rub her body with the egg.
“Then he said
I should break it. I found seven needles in the egg. Alfa then said he would
have to sleep with me seven times. I pleaded with him not to since he only
recently slept with me three times, but he insisted on doing it, “she added.
The teenager
said he slept with her for seven more times, and continued to pressure her for
more sex.
She said she
could not open up to anyone because Alfa always scared her with tales of
his powerful exploits.
Her mother, a
fashion designer, said that she got wind of what had been happening between the
duo from a customer.
The mother of
four said when she confronted Alfa, he denied the allegation.
She said,
“After a lot of pressure, my daughter opened up, telling me that Alfa
had told her if she told anyone she would die.
“That was
when I went to meet him the second time, but he beat me up.”
Idowu was
said to have gone to the Isokoko Police Station to report the matter, and
policemen arrested the suspect.
The victim had
been taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital for a medical test.
A family
friend, Prophet Samuel Odusanwo, said, “The police and indeed the government
should not allow him (Alfa) to go unpunished. His case should be used to
serve as a lesson to people like him.”
However, a
relative of the suspect, who did not reveal his name, said there was no truth
in the allegation, adding that Alfa and the victim were dating.
He said, “The
girl framed up the cleric.
“They have
been sleeping with each other since last year.”
The Police
Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the
incident.
He said, “The
matter is going to court tomorrow (Monday).”
No comments:
Post a Comment