…..Says he is under spell
Anthonia Duru
A 67 years old man , James Olajoyetan, has been detained by officers of Juvenile Welfare Centre (JWC), of the Ejigbo Police Division of Lagos Police Command for defiling a 12 year old girl.
The victim while speaking with our reporter on Monday said Olajoyetan raped her four times.
The victim said she came to spend some time with his maternal grandparents. “Baba called me to come into his room that he want to give me money, I went in and he pulled my pant forcefully thereafter he brought out his penis, slapped me when I attempted to scream and he had his way. He defiled me four times of which twice was inside my grandparents’ apartment,” the minor narrated to our reporter.
The minor grandmother who explained that Olajoyetan is her husband’s friend and he often come into her apartment to visit her husband who is suffering from eye ailment. “He comes into our apartment to visit my husband who is having challenges with his sight. He is always welcome into our apartment because of the relationship we had. I never knew he has this evil intention of defiling our granddaughter who only came to us to spend some time,” the victim grandmother said.
Olajoyetan who was sobbing profusely hinged his act on spell cast on him by his neighbours. “I am a widow and ever since my wife died about five years back I have never had carnal knowledge of any woman. The girl came into my room to beg for one hundred naira, I gave her and after that she hugged me, I was aroused and I had sex with her,” Olajoyetan explained.
The perpetrator of the crime who told our reporter that he attended theological seminary while pleading said his Neigbour who caught him in the act cast spell on him hence the misdeed.
The case has been transferred to Area D police command.
