The teenage girl, , Lola (pseudonym), is now eight-month pregnant as a result of the stupid act.
Mr Kulajolu, who runs Christopher Hotels on Agor Road in Isolo, Lagos, was also being investigated for an
Titi’s experience was said to have prompted her mother, Ndidi, to report the two cases to the police, who then arrested Kulajolu and arraigned the man before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court.
The father of six was said to have r*ped Lola on three occasions at the hotel and her mother’s house in the Meiran area, while the mother was not at home, threatening her that she would die if she expose him.
According to Punch, Lola had offended his father sometime in June 2015 and fled to the uncle’s hotel for the fear of being beaten. He was said to have given her a room in the hotel where she passed the night. In the midnight, he reportedly sneaked into the room and forcefully had s*x with her.
She said, “I offended my father and fled home because he wanted to beat me. I went to my uncle’s hotel and slept there that night. While I was sleeping, he came in and r*ped me. He warned me not to tell anybody and threatened that if I did, he would kill me.”
Lola told the police that a few months after the encounter, her sister fell ill and her mother went to look after her at a hospital she was admitted, adding that Kulajolu came to their house and r*ped her again.
“My ailing sister was hospitalised and my mother was staying with her at a hospital. He (Kulajolu) came to pass the night in our house. In the night, he came to my room, covered my mouth and r*ped me again. He threatened me that he would kill me if I told anybody. He slept with me three times. I am now eight months pregnant,” she said.
Mr Kulajolu’s wife, Ndidi, said her husband was about r*ping 14-year-old Titi when he was caught.
Titi said, “Somebody came inside my room, switched off the light and slept on me. I woke up and discovered that the person had removed his clothes. I raised the alarm and everybody woke up and started searching the house to know the person. My sister noticed that somebody was hiding behind the cotton in the living room. We opened it and found my stepfather there. I broke into tears. When my mother asked him why he attempted to r*pe me, he started behaving as if he was drunk.”
However, the suspect denied r*ping his niece, insisting that he was not responsible for the pregnancy.He said, “After the death of my brother, around November 2015, her (Lola’s) stepmother came to me and told me that she was pregnant. She said the family of the boy responsible for her pregnancy had come and they had discussed. I did not r*pe her and was not responsible for the pregnancy.”
But Kulajolu was arraigned on Thursday before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court on two counts bordering on r*pe and s*xual assault. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and elected summary trial.
The presiding magistrate, Mrs. O.A. Adegite, granted him bail in the sum of N250,000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned till March 17, 2016, for trial
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