“ There was a day that I came back from school and I met daddy on top of her . Daddy used to have s*x with her even in the night if our mummy is not at home . I used to see them together on our bed if our mummy is not at home . ”…BROTHER
A motorcycle rider , Ubong Ime, took incest to a new height when he professed love to his daughter whom he allegedly raped and impregnated .
PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident happened in the Iju area of Lagos State.
Our correspondent learnt that the 15- year – old victim lived with her mother in Uyo until in 2015 when the father , who had remarried , brought her to Lagos .
Ime, who was arrested by policemen from the Iju Police Station , said he was in love with the victim , adding that he slept with her twice .
He said , “ Sometime in June 2018 , my wife informed me that my daughter was pregnant after which we both called her to ask who was responsible for the pregnancy.
She did not say anything , but I knew that I was the one who impregnated her and it happened in June. I fell in love with her and had s*x with her two times. ”
The victim , however, said her father first raped her on a day her stepmother stopped her from going to school after accusing her of stealing.
She said her father , who pretended to be punishing her , had s*x with her .
She said , “ My stepmother always accused me of stealing her money and most times she beat me up . Sometime in June , my stepmother accused me of stealing her N 200 and because of that, she said I should not go to school.
“ While I was doing the house chores , my daddy brought out a wire and started beating me . As he was beating me , he ordered me to sit on the bed and remove my pants .
I initially refused , but as he continued beating me , I obeyed him and he raped me . As I was shouting, one of my neighbours came to knock on our door , but he told him that he was punishing me .
“ After the s*x, he told me that I should not tell anybody . He was the one that washed the clothes I was supposed to wash that day while I slept. After some time , I woke up and took my bath. I did not tell my stepmother anything.
“Then in July 2018 , before we started our examination , my stepmother said I should not go to school . My dad went out in the morning and came back in the afternoon.
As of then, I was sleeping on the bed . I suddenly noticed that someone laid on me . Before I knew it , he had s*x with me again , making it twice . He still warned me not to tell anybody what happened between us . ”
The victim said when she missed her period in July , her stepmother asked her if she had s*x with anyone , but she denied it.
She said she confessed to her stepmother when it was confirmed that she was two months pregnant.
“When my stepmother reported to my daddy that I looked pregnant , he said I should lie to her that I was raped by someone in a hotel. My stepmother continued disturbing me and made me do a pregnancy test . She told me that I was two months ’ pregnant.
“ When everybody on the street became aware that I was pregnant, I decided to tell my stepmother the truth .
My daddy was the first man that had s*x with me . No other person had done it with me before or after him , ” she said .
The victim ’ s half – brother, David, said he had caught his father many times having s*x with his sister.
The 12- year – old said , “ There was a day that I came back from school and I met daddy on top of her . Daddy used to have s*x with her even in the night if our mummy is not at home . I used to see them together on our bed if our mummy is not at home . ”
Ime was arraigned before an Ogba Magistrates ’ Court on one count of defilement.
The police prosecutor , Inspector John Christopher , said the offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria , 2015 .
The charge read in part, “ That you , Ubong Ime, in June 2018 , at about 12 pm on Olushina Street, Isale Haruna , Obawole , Lagos State , in the Ikeja Magisterial District , did defile your daughter (name withheld ) aged 15… . ”
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge .
The presiding magistrate , P. E. Nwaka , remanded the suspect in custody .
The case was adjourned till October 3 , 2018.
