A 48-year-old man Adamu Umaru residing at number 27 Edem Odo Street, Calabar has allegedly raped and impregnated his 15-year-old daughter, who in a statement to the police confirmed that her father was responsible for the pregnancy.
Penpushing reports that The Zone 6 police spokesperson, Nelson Okpabi said the suspect who was paraded before journalists was arrested on Friday, November 15, 2024, based on a petition by one Aisha, the aunt of the girl.
‘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 stated.
Penpushing further reports that the spokesman explained that the petitioner had stated that she noticed changes in the girl’s physiology and took her to the hospital where a test that was conducted confirmed her to be nine weeks pregnant.
The petitioner told the police that findings showed that her father started having illicit affairs with her in 2023 in a hotel located in 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 spokesperson said.
Penpushing also reports that the suspect while speaking with journalists denied the allegation and appealed for his release to attend to another urgent matter in a court in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“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’m being alleged of against my daughter’, the suspect appealed.
Penpushing reports that the police said, 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 spokesperson gave assurance that the suspect would be arraigned in court at the end of the investigation in accordance with extant laws if found culpable.
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