A 54-year old generator repairer has been sent to jail for allegedly
sleeping with his 16-year old daughter and impregnating her in Lagos,
Southwest Nigeria.
The man, Mr. Tajudeen Sanni, who hails from Oyo
State, was charged to the Family Court, Kakawa, Lagos, for impregnating
his daughter and subsequently sent to Ikoyi Prison as he could not
perfect his bail condition on time.
The 16-year old girl (name
withheld) is now in custody of the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs
and Poverty Alleviation for adequate care.
The victim had accused her father of sleeping with her several times, resulting in her being pregnant.
Sanni
was first detained at the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and
Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit where he allegedly confessed that he
slept with his daughter four times but denied the pregnancy.
He
stated that his daughter was already deflowered before he slept with
her, saying that she could have gotten pregnant by other people who
slept with her.
At the Family Court, presided over by Magistrate
E.B. Dawodu, the accused was slammed with a two-count charge of having
indecent carnal knowledge of his daughter and for sexually assaulting
her.
Sanni pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of
N100,000 with two sureties in like sum. The case was adjourned till 3
September, 2012.
Culled from PM News, Nigeria
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