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A man has been arrested and is to appear in court for allegedly defiling his underage daughter.
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Daily Report Nigeria gathers that the accused defiled, and impregnated his daughter.
The Rivers state police command have confirmed the arrest of a father, for the alleged defilement and impregnation of his daughter.
According to reports, the accused, identified as as Adamu Ibrahim Umaru, 48 was said to have defiled his 15-year-old daughter.
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Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Zone 6 police command, Nelson Okpabi said the case was reported by one Aisha, tye victim’s aunt on Friday, November 15.
He said;
“The personnel of the Zonal Human Rights Unit acting on a petition referred to the team for investigation, on the 15th November, 2024 apprehended Mallam Adamu Ibrahim Umaru.
“The suspect is a native of Bundugudu LGA of Zamfara State, residing at No. 27 Edem Odo Street, Calabar who unlawfully defiled his daughter,”
He added that the aunt had noticed changes in the victim and decided to take her to an hospital where she was confirmed 9 weeks pregnant.
“She was further examined by a medical doctor in the Police hospital, Calabar and the result validated the earlier report submitted by her aunt.”
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While speaking, the victim stated that her father who had been having an affair with her since 2023 was responsible for her pregnancy.
She added that they had lodged an hotel at Calabar and had threatened to kill her should she reveal this to anybody.
“She was further examined by a medical doctor in the Police hospital, Calabar and the result validated the earlier report submitted by her aunt.
“The manager of the hotel in his statement also admitted that he had seen the suspect severally with the victim in the hotel booking temporary accommodation, but never knew she was his daughter,” the zonal PPRO explained.
While also speaking, the suspect denied all allegations, saying;
“I am due to appear tomorrow in a court at a federal high court in Abuja over murder charges and I did not even commit what am being alleged of against my daughter,”
The police said that the suspect would be arraigned in court at the end of the investigation in accordance with extant laws if found culpable.
