In a distressing incident, a 65-year-old man identified as Waheed Kareem has been arrested and is now detained at the Oyo State Criminal Investigation Department for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.

The incident occurred in Olude, Apata, a locality situated within the Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State.

According to sources, Waheed Kareem, a native of Abeokuta, Ogun State, carried out the assault together with his 60-year-old younger brother, Rasheed Kareem.

However, Rasheed Kareem is currently evading authorities and remains at large.

The victim, whose name is being withheld, is a Junior Secondary School one student at a government-owned secondary school stated that she had suffered from repeated abuse by her biological father since she was two years old.

The victim, recounting her harrowing experiences, revealed that the sexual abuse began after her mother, Abiodun Kareem, moved out of their marital home, leaving her in the custody of her father.

Distressingly, she alleged that the abuse persisted until she reached the age of eight.

While her biological father was eventually arrested and passed away in prison, the victim claimed that the sexual assaults continued at the hands of her stepfather and his brother since 2021.

She went on to say that Waheed, her stepfather, engaged in sexual acts with her on a weekly basis, while his younger brother, Rasheed, who is commonly known as Onaala, sexually assaulted her daily.

The victim bravely disclosed that she refrained from informing her mother about the abuse due to her stepfather’s menacing threats, which included the possibility of harming both her and her mother.

A neighbor stated that she noticed that the victim experienced an abnormally long menstruation period of 16 days each month, compared to the typical duration of three to five days. This observation prompted the victim’s mother to seek medical assistance and take her daughter to a private hospital.

Distressingly, the medical examination revealed that her reproductive system had become infected.

Validating the allegations, Abiodun, the 35-year-old mother of the victim, acknowledged confronting her husband about the abuse.

However, due to her lack of financial resources to provide for her three children aged six, four, and two, she felt compelled to remain silent about the issue.

It was reported that efforts to reach the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, for official confirmation were unsuccessful.

In the meantime, Oluwagbemileke Ojerinde, the Director of Child Welfare at the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, expressed a commitment to the rehabilitation of the victim.

Additionally, Ojerinde assured that the state government would provide support to the victim’s mother in caring for her three children.