Police to arraign man for allegedly impregnating 15-year-old daughter
A 48-year-old man, Adamu Umaru, was on Thursday paraded by the zone 6 police command in Cross River State over allegation of defiling and impregnating his 15-year old daughter.
The zone 6 spokesperson, SP Nelson Okpabi told journalists that the suspect was arrested on Friday, November 15, based on a petition by one Aisha, the victim’s aunt.
He said, “The personnel of the Zonal Human Rights Unit acting on a petition referred to the team for investigation, on November 15, 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.’’
The police spokesman said that the petitioner stated that she noticed changes in the girl’s physiology and took her to the hospital where a test conducted confirmed her to be nine weeks pregnant.
The police said that the victim in her statement alleged that her father, Umaru, was responsible for her pregnancy.
She added that her father started having illicit affairs with her since 2023 in a hotel located in Calabar and threatened to kill her should she reveal it to anyone.
“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 several times with the victim in the hotel booking temporary accommodation, but never knew she was his daughter,” said the zonal PPRO.
Speaking with journalists, the suspect denied the allegation and appealed for him to be released to attend to another urgent matter in an Abuja court.
“I am due to appear tomorrow in a court at federal high court in Abuja over murder charges and I did not even commit what I am being alleged of against my daughter,” he appealed.
According to the police, the suspect denied the allegation on interrogation and noted that he could not explain how his daughter got pregnant under his watch having separated from her biological mother years back.
The police said that the suspect will be arraigned in a court at the end of Investigation in accordance with extant laws if found culpable.
(NAN)
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