Father docked for defiling six-year-old daughter, infects her with disease.

A 35-year-old father of three, was on Tuesday
arraigned in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in
Lagos, for allegedly defiling his six-year-old daughter.
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The accused, Harrison Agu, who resides at No.23,
Rotimi Omotosho St., Isheri Osun, Lagos, is facing a
charge of indecent treatment of a minor.
Although the accused entered a not guilty plea, the
prosecutor, Insp. Simon Imhonwa, told the court that
the accused had regularly defiled his 6-year-old
daughter within the last 36 months. “The accused
began the assault in 2013 when the child’s mother
was away for the compulsory one year NYSC.
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“It was during this period that the child fell ill
with a
serious infection in her genitals for the first time.
“Thereafter, the mother of the child observed that
the child’s genitals regularly produced a foul smell
with discharges,” the prosecutor said.
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Imhonwa said
that the mother took the child to the hospital where
it was confirmed that the child had been defiled.
According to the prosecutor, the six-year-old told her
mother that her father always asked her to remove
her pants and then deep his fingers into her private
part. “The mother said her child told her that Agu
always asked her to remove her jeans and pants and
then he will put his hand in her ‘bum bum’ (virgina)
and if she refuses, he beats her,” Imhonwa said.
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The prosecutor said investigation revealed that the
child had been physically and emotionally abused
since she was aged 3. He said that the offence
contravened Section 135 of the Criminal Law of Lagos
State 2011.
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The Magistrate, Mrs Bola Osunsanmi, admitted the
accused to bail in the sum of N500,000, with two
sureties in like sum. The magistrate ordered that the
file be forwarded to the Director of Public
Prosecution (DPP) for advice. The offense carries
seven-year imprisonment as penalty if found guilty.
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Source : Vanguard