The police said that after Brown had given birth to the child, Ajibola refused to allow the child access to immunisation.
As a result, the child was said to have contracted polio disease and subsequently became crippled.
Lagos Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Damasus Ozoani, said
that Ajibola, was arrested along with his mother, Ebun, who allegedly
conspired with him to commit the act.
He said, “Brown, a 400 level student of Business Administration
at the Lagos State University, was kidnapped by Ajibola who kept her in
captivity with his family for “three years between 2010 and 2013.
“On September 19, 2013, policemen from Area E Command, went to
the Sagamu area of Ogun State to rescue the victim and also arrested the
mother of the abductor, who watched over the victim. Ajibola was later
arrested in the Idumota area of Lagos Island.
“During the three years, Ajibola kept Brown in three locations
-Oshogbo, Osun State, where she spent six months; Bariga, Lagos, where
she spent six months; and Sagamu, Ogun State, where she spent about two
years.
“Ajibola forcefully impregnated Brown while in captivity. She
delivered a baby girl, who later became deformed as a result of
Ajibola’s refusal to have the baby immunised against the Polio virus.”
Brown described her ordeal in the hands of her abductor as a journey
through the valley of the shadow of death. She said she was abducted at
her father’s house in the Ebute Meta area of Lagos State.
She said, “I can’t even remember how he kidnapped me. All I know
is that he held me captive for three years. It’s as if I was under a
spell. Even when I was going to give birth, he did not allow me to go to
a hospital. The baby was delivered at home and he was the one giving me
medication.
“Even one day, when state officials came to the area to immunise
children, he said he would not allow the child to be immunised, saying
the drugs had been poisoned. Once, when I tried to leave, he threatened
to kill me.”
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