The police in Lagos has arrested a 41-year-old car dealer for allegedly defiling and impregnating his 16-year-old daughter.
The teenager, now five months pregnant and her mother were present at the state police spokesman’s office, where the man was paraded on Friday.
Deputy Police Spokesman, Samuel Jinadu who paraded the man, told journalists that the girl claimed that her father had been having unlawful carnal knowledge of her since age 10.
Jinadu said the illicit affair lasted till July before it was discovered by the girl’s mother.
He explained that the girl, whose mother was separated from the man, had been living with her father in Ojodu, a suburb of Lagos for a while.
Jinadu said upon interrogation the man confessed to sleeping with his daughter only on thrice.
Police spokesman said the man gave some money to the girl to carry out an abortion, but the girl reported the case to her mother.
He said the man would be charge to court for defilement as soon as investigation was concluded.
In a similar development, one Salisu Husaini is standing trial at an Upper Area
Court in Bajoga, Gombe State, for having canal knowledge of his 16-year-old daughter.
He allegedly connived with his two wives to convince the teenager to sleep with him.
The girl's own mother had been separated from Salisu long time ago.
Salisu is also answering an additional charge for shielding his two wives( the girl's step mothers, from coming to court to answer charges as accomplices.
The two women allegedly mounted pressure on her to oblige her father's request, telling her that unless she obliged, a ghost would kill her father.
The accused, who had already pleaded 'guilty' to incest charges, told the court that he did not understand the additional charge.
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