» Father Rapes And Infects 6-Year-Old Daughter With STD «

Harrison Agu, a 35-year-old man, has been arraigned
before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates' Court, sitting in Lagos
State, for allegedly defiling his six-year-old daughter and
infecting her with a sexually transmitted disease in the
process.
Agu, a father of three who resides with his family at 23,
Rotimi Omotosho Street, Isheri Osun, Lagos, was charged
with indecent treatment of a minor, an offence that carries
a seven-year imprisonment if found guilty.
The police prosecutor in the case,
Inspector Simon Imhonwa , had told the court that the Agu
regularly raped his own daughter within the last three
years and that he started the shameful act when his wife
went for the mandatory National Youth Service Corps
scheme in 2013.
“The accused began the assault in 2013 when the child’s
mother was away for the compulsory one year NYSC.
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 mother took the child to the hospital where it was
confirmed that she had been defiled and infected with the
disease.
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’ (vagina) and if she refuses, he beats
her,” the prosecutor said.
He further told the court that police investigations into the
case revealed that the child had been physically and
emotionally abused since she was aged 3.
However, the accused pleaded not guilty to the charge and
the Magistrate,
Mrs Bola Osunsanmi, admitted him to bail in the sum of
N500,000, and ordered that the file be forwarded to the
Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for advice.