"Why I Filmed My Daughter for Adult Content": Father of 4-Year-Old Opens Up

"Why I Filmed My Daughter for Adult Content": Father of 4-Year-Old Opens Up

  • The police have arrested Musa Suleman, who used his four-year-old daughter in an adult video and shared it on social media
  • Speaking during police interrogation, Suleman said he was preparing the girl to become a model in the future, adding that he meant no harm
  • The Edo state police command has handed the child over to the state commissioner for gender-based violence, Christabel Elawu, for special custody

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Benin, Edo - Musa Suleman, the father of a four-year-old who shared the explicit video of his daughter, has explained the reason behind his action.

The police in Edo state on Sunday, May 12, arrested Suleman for featuring his daughter in creating adult content on social media.

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Edo state police command arrests man for featuring four-year-old daughter in adult content
Police interrogate father for filming 4-year-old daughter in adult content Photo credit: @PoliceNG
Source: Twitter

According to a tweet by The Nation on Tuesday, May 14, the 4-year-old girl has been handed over to the custody of the Edo state commissioner for gender-based violence, Christabel Elawu, for special custody.

Police interrogate father of girl in adult content

During interrogation by the police, Suleman stated that he did not mean any harm when posting the video online.

He also explained that his action was informed by his desire to train the child to become a model in the future.

Suleman said because the girl was too young to be featured in a comedy skit, he resorted to adult content.

The father maintained that he was accustomed to observing content creators and, as a result, decided to raise his daughter in a similar manner.

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He explained that he dressed her in attire resembling 'catapult pants' and styled her to resemble a model.

The man also said the video was posted online for her birthday celebration, which went viral.

The arrest of Suleman followed calls by concerned Nigerians about the welfare of the child. They called for the arrest and prosecution of the father.

Below is the video:

Here is the police statement:

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The gunmen reportedly abducted an unspecified number of Dangote staff, while others sustained injuries

Michael Odofin, the spokesperson of Dangote Cement, said no one died during the attack.

Proofreading by James Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop, Journalism AI Discovery. He previously worked as Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng