M.D Abubakar, IG of Police |
by Mike
Odiegwu Yenagoa
A
58-year-old man from Agbura community, Yenagoa Local Government, Bayelsa State
was on Thursday arrested by the police for allegedly impregnating his two
daughters.
The
suspect, whose name was not disclosed, was also said to have attempted to rape
his third daughter.
Our
correspondent gathered that the arrest was initiated by the Special Adviser to
the Governor on Women Affairs, Mrs. Pulu Zifawei.
The
matter reportedly got to the office of the special adviser after the suspect
made several attempts to rape his younger daughter.
The
14-year-old daughter, a student of the Community Secondary School, Agbura, was
said to have reported the sexual harassment by her father to the school
counsellor during a guardian and counselling session.
The
school counsellor, who is also the victim’s class teacher, reported the case to
the Ministry of Women Affairs which alerted the police.
The
suspect was arrested and detained at the Azikoro Police Station.
A
community source, Rowland Eview, told our correspondent that investigations by
the police revealed that the suspect had already impregnated two of his
daughters.
One
of the daughters, 23, was said to have conceived twice for the father but
mysteriously lost the babies at birth.
The
second pregnant daughter was said to have relocated from the community out of
shame.
The
21-year-old son of the suspect, who declined to mention his name, said he
became aware of his father’s shameful acts at the age of 12.
“Our
mother had reported the matter to the members of the family. On that day, our
father nearly beat my mother to death. Each time the issue came up, my father
would beat my mother,” he said.
He
said the father had also inflicted machete cuts on him and his elder brother
for daring to challenge his actions.
A
senior police officer at the Azikoro Police Station confirmed to our
correspondent that the suspect was in detention but said the Police Public
Relations Officer, Mr. Alex Akhigbe, must be contacted for further details.
But
Akhigbe told our correspondent that he was in a meeting.
Culled
from The Punch
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