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The Cross River State Police Command has apprehended one Adamu Umaru, a 48-year-old man, for allegedly defiling and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter.
The suspect, who is also facing an attempted murder case in Abuja, was paraded by the Zone 6 Police Command in Cross River State.
The command spokesperson, SP Nelson Okpabi, said the suspect was arrested on Friday based on a petition by one Aisha, the victim’s aunt.
According to him, “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.
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The petitioner in her petition stated that she noticed the 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 police said that the victim, in her statement, alleged that her father, Mallam Umaru, was responsible for her pregnancy.
She added 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.
However, the suspect denied the allegation on interrogation and noted that he could not explain how his daughter got pregnant under his watch after having separated from her biological mother years ago.
The police disclosed that the suspect would be prosecuted after the conclusion of the investigation in line with existing laws.
