Father docked for ‘raping’ daughter

By Tope Musowo

Lagos

A 35-year old man, Emmanuel Idoko, has been brought before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly defiling his 12-year- old daughter.
The Prosecutor, Sergeant Lucky Ihehie, said Idoko slept with his daughter in his home at 35, Akinwonsola St., Oworonshoki, Kosofe Area of Lagos.
The accused is facing a three-count charge bordering on defilement of a minor contrary to Sections 137, 160 and 170 of Criminal Code Law 2015.
Corroborating the incident, the Coordinator, Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT), Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, told the court that the defilement started in mid-2017.
“The alleged defilement started precisely in July, 2017, in their single room apartment where the 12-year old girl was allegedly assaulted sexually by her biological father.
“According to reports, the mother of the victim, name withheld, divorced her father over three years ago but Idoko did not allow the mother to go with her children.
“The father, the victim and his other nine-year-old daughter live together in his single room apartment. The victim recalled that the first incidence happened in July when her father forcefully undressed her at about 11p.m. even though she resisted, but her own father raped her.
“She said since then, her father’s gruesome act has been consistent weekly and precisely on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. This caused serious emotional trauma for the young girl who is in primary five. She kept this to herself until she finally opened up to a mandated reporter,” Vivour-Adeniyi said.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Magistrate, Mrs Sule Amzat, granted the accused N200,000 bail with two sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the case till December 12, for continuation of trial.

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