This native doctor (pictured above), Ifatade Elegbeleye, has been arrested for allegedly duping and
impregnating a female client, Cecilia (pseudonym), in the Ipaja area of
the state.
impregnating a female client, Cecilia (pseudonym), in the Ipaja area of
the state.
42-year-old Elegbeleye, who hails from Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, was
arrested by the X-Squad section of the command after the victim
complained to the police.
According to the police, the native
doctor allegedly had a culture of turning his female clients into house
maids after having sex with some of them,Punch reports ..
doctor allegedly had a culture of turning his female clients into house
maids after having sex with some of them,Punch reports ..
The police added that Cecilia’s mother,
who is a trader in Abesan Estate, Ipaja, had also been allegedly
defrauded by the native doctor to the tune of N7.9m in 2015.
who is a trader in Abesan Estate, Ipaja, had also been allegedly
defrauded by the native doctor to the tune of N7.9m in 2015.
It was gathered that Cecilia
was taken to Elegbeleye in November 2014, to seek spiritual help on
issues bordering on late marriage and spiritual husband.
was taken to Elegbeleye in November 2014, to seek spiritual help on
issues bordering on late marriage and spiritual husband.
It was learnt that Elegbeleye, who had
his centre at Olude bus stop in the Ipaja area, however, allegedly took
advantage of the situation to impregnate Cecilia, as well as dupe the
family.
his centre at Olude bus stop in the Ipaja area, however, allegedly took
advantage of the situation to impregnate Cecilia, as well as dupe the
family.
The police alleged that the native
doctor had built two houses ─ one in Lagos and the other in Ekiti State ─
from the proceeds of the fraud.
doctor had built two houses ─ one in Lagos and the other in Ekiti State ─
from the proceeds of the fraud.
Speaking with PUNCH Metro,
Cecilia, said she met the native doctor at a bus stop on an evening in
November 2014, adding that he allegedly hypnotised her into having an
affair with him.
Cecilia, said she met the native doctor at a bus stop on an evening in
November 2014, adding that he allegedly hypnotised her into having an
affair with him.
She said, “I met him as a cab driver at
the Iyana Ipaja Roundabout. We never knew that the man was a fraudster
and was into occultism. He first became friendly with my mother. After
that, one thing led to another until he sexually assaulted me and
defrauded my mother.”
However, Elegbeleye said that there was no truth in Cecilia’s claims, adding that
after she gave birth to a child for him, he rented a two-bedroomed
apartment for her.
after she gave birth to a child for him, he rented a two-bedroomed
apartment for her.
He said, “It is true that I am a native
doctor and I treated her for ulcer and spiritual problems. She had a
spiritual husband. She was having ‘promise and fail offer’ from men. So,
we started befriending each other and in the process, she got pregnant
for me.“The woman now brought policemen to my
house to arrest me. She has a girl for me. I did not use force to sleep
with her. Can you hypnotise a woman who does not love you? It is not
possible. She loved me. Her family wants to take all my property. That
is why they are lying against me. Where did they get the N7m they are
claiming? Are they rich?”
A police source said that Cecelia’s child was living with the victim’s parents in Abesan Estate.
He said, “The suspect had been in the
Kirikiri Prison on remand bordering on a similar offence. It was when he
came out that we arrested him for this case. He took advantage of the
lady’s problems to have sex with her and she became pregnant and had a
girl for him. The girl is with the victim’s family. We are investigating
the native doctor for a case of conspiracy, stealing and sexual
harassment.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmus, confirmed the arrest.