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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.
Source: Punch Nigeria
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