75 year old Pa Muse Alabi is currently at the State Criminal
Investigation Department of the Oyo State Police Command, for defilement
of a 13-year-old girl (name withheld) allegedly committed by the old man, and which has resulted in pregnancy.
victim was an apprentice. The young girl seized the opportunity to tell
Pa Alabi to build a safe for her. After giving her the safe, Pa Alabi
wooed the girl and she agreed to his proposal. After the first sexual
intercourse they had, it was learnt that the suspect gave the girl N200.
When she also demanded for a handset, he gave her N1,500 to buy i-tel
phone.
this year.In an interview with Crime Reports, Pa Alabi admitted having
sex with the girl and the paternity
of the baby. He also agreed to marry her and take care of her and the
baby when born. According to the man who lives at his family house at
Oje area,
“I am a carpenter and
I still work till the present time. I even take roofing jobs. I am very
strong.I have two daughters and a son. My first wife gave birth to the
female children but had to be taken away by her people when she
developed mental illness. My second wife is the mother of the boy who is
an SSS3 student but she has left for another man. Currently, I have no
wife.”
So how does he satisfy his sexual needs when it looks as if he is very active?
“I don’t go looking for any woman. I usually have sex with any of the
married women who like me and come to me for sex. This is not always
though.”
Speaking on how he came in contact with his victim, the elderly man said
: “I used to do carpentry work for her boss who sells tailoring
materials. That was where I knew her. One day, she asked me to help her
build a safe in which she could be keeping her money. When I finished
it, I asked her to come to my shop for the safe late one evening and I
gave it to her.
“She used to pass by my shop whenever she was going home and used to
stop by to greet me. On a particular day, I expressed my interest in her
and she promised to think about it.She later consented and on one of
the days she stopped to say hello to me, we had sex when I had an urge.
And it was mutual. About five days after the first time, we had sex again and she stopped coming.
“One day, she came to me and told me that her grandmother said she was
pregnant. She stopped coming again and I didn’t see her again until
policemen came to arrest me.”
When asked whether he knew that his action was in contravention of the
law, Pa Muse replied that he didn’t know, describing the outcome of his
relationship with the young girl as “an act of God”. He said:
“Mistake has no master. I pray that God should forgive me.”
The suspect said he doesn’t use any sex performance enhancement drug before making love to a female
“I don’t take any herbal drink for enhancement of sexual performance. They are alcoholic and I don’t take alcohol as a good Muslim. I observe my five-times-daily prayers faithfully.”
Pa Alabi said he was ready to take responsibility over the pregnant girl and the baby she is expecting.
“I can take care of her adequately. I have a nephew who is a medical doctor and he has promised to help too,” he stated.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Olabisi Okuwobi-Ilobanafor however said that the suspect would be charged to court.
