For impregnating his 15-year-old
daughter, a Karu Upper Area Court, Abuja, has remanded one Rufua Alabi, 42, in
prison custody.
Alabi was arraigned by the police
before Justice Alhaji Umar Kagarko for allegedly impregnating his daughter, who
is said to be an SS2 student and the second child in the family of six.
The prosecutor, Pascal Njoku,
told the court that Alabi of Kurudu Village, Abuja, committed the offence
sometime last year, adding that the incest had resulted to a six-month-old
pregnancy.
According to him, the victim’s
mother, Bose, reported the matter at the Jikwoyi Police Station, after she
found out that her daughter was pregnant.
He added that Bose took her
daughter to the hospital where a doctor confirmed that the victim was pregnant.
He said the victim confessed to
her mother and the elder brother that her father was responsible for her
pregnancy.
“My father on many occasions, had
sexual intercourse with me when nobody was at home and warned me never to tell
anybody about the affair,’’ the prosecution quoted the girl as saying.
Njoku said the offence was
contrary to the Penal Code.
When the First Information Report
(FIR) was read, the accused, who had no legal representation pleaded not guilty
to the one- count charge of putting his daughter, a minor, in the family way.
The presiding judge ordered that
his bail application come in form of a motion and adjourned the case to July 3,
for further hearing.
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