by Dolapo Adelana

The Lagos Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old plumber, Idowu Lasisi, for allegedly raping two of his daughters.

According to The Punch, the victims were said to be a 15-year-old Senior Secondary School 1 student and 19-year-old.

It was gathered that the children lived with their father in the Ketu area of the state.

Reports say that in 2015, Lasisi allegedly raped the elder sister, who fled home after the incident.

His wife was said to have separated from him and relocated following the incident, leaving the pupil and her 10-year-old sister in Lasisi’s care.

He was arrested on Wednesday after the victim, who he started having sex with last year, raised the alarm.

According to a police source, the victim alleged that the suspect gave her N500 each time he had sex with her.

“The girl is currently at the Mirabel Centre for medical tests. She said her father had had sex with her three times and that she tried to resist the harassment. He gave her N500 each time he had sex with her.

“Her mother fled home two years ago when he raped the girl’s elder sister. The whereabouts of the other victim had yet to be known.

“But the suspect is still denying that he raped them even though her daughter insisted he did,” the source said.

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, on Thursday at the command’s headquarters in Ikeja, confirmed Lasisi’s arrest, adding that the two cases were being investigated.

He said, “The suspect was arrested for defiling his daughters. The elder one ran away and he continued to serially molest the younger one. The suspect will be paraded after the completion of investigation.”