Randy’s father detained for allegedly impregnating, raping daughter for 3 yrs

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kogi Command, has arrested a 41-year-old father for allegedly defiling and raping his 16-year-old daughter.

After arraigning the suspect on Wednesday at the NSCDC Command Headquarters in Lokoja, the state’s Commandant, Ahmad Gandi, stated that the command received a complaint from an NGO on May 5.

According to him, the complaint was filed in relation to a case of defilement, rape, and incest in which the suspect is the victim’s biological father.

The commandant stated that the abusive act had been ongoing for three years, from 2020 to 2023, since the victim was 16 years old.

Gandi stated that the victim’s younger sister advised her to commit suicide or kill their father in order to escape the abusive act.

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The commandant stated that the father admitted to committing the act and that he would be charged in court after the investigation was completed.

Gandi praised the NGO for reporting the case to the command, while urging other victims in society who were dying in silence to come forward and report similar cases.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the NSCDC did not allow journalists to reveal the identity and names of both the victim and the suspect due to the sensitivity of the case in order to avoid stigmatizing the victim.

The victim told reporters that she had been sexually abused by her father since 2020 when her mother left the house.

“It happened in 2020 when my mother left home, and my father has been sexually abusing me since then.”

My father impregnated me in 2021 and took me to a clinic where they aborted the pregnancy I had for him.

“I couldn’t leave the house because of my younger sister because I was afraid my father would do the same thing to my sister,” the victim explained.

“After aborting the pregnancy, he continued the sexual abuse until I couldn’t take it anymore, which I had to report to an NGO, who reported the case to NSCDC,” the victim explained.

The suspect, for his part, admitted to the act, saying he was hypnotized after his wife left him in 2020.

“I did commit the act, but I have no idea how I did it.” I adore my wife and have begged her to return home for the past three years.

“It’s the same stage I was in when my mother left my father that my wife left my children for me and left.” “I love my wife, but she never returns to me,” the suspect said.

Mr Abdulrasak Ibrahim, Executive Director of the NGO, the Islamic Centre for Communication and Creative Thought (ItrippleCT), praised the NSCDC for doing a fantastic job in arresting the suspect.

Ibrahim stated that after learning about the problem, the victim was immediately relocated to a safe location away from her father’s home to protect her from further abuse.

Speaking on the matter, Barr LilianOkolo, Chairperson, Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Kogi, and Amb. Idris Muraina, Chairman, Kogi Network of NGO (KONGONET), both commended the NSCDC for their proactiveness in handling the case.

Okolo assured that FIDA would ensure that the suspect was brought to justice as a deterrent to other irresponsible fathers out there.

Muraina assured that the NGOs in Kogi would continue to use professionalism in such cases to protect the rights of the girl-child and obtain justice for her.

He urged other victims of such acts who were going through such traumatic experiences in the state to speak up, assuring them that justice would be served.

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The KONGONET Chairman also urged the state and federal governments, as well as the international community, to establish a “Safe Keep” facility in the state where victims of such crimes could be accommodated for the duration of the case.

“As of now, we don’t have such “safe-keeping” facilities in Kogi where victims of gender-based violence can be kept during the trying period,” Muraina said.