• Man, 48, to appear in court for allegedly sleeping with his daughter for years and eventually getting her pregnant
• Police authorities in Cross River State have arrested Mallam Adamu Ibrahim Umaru for allegedly sexually assaulting his 15-year-old daughter, Amina Adamu Ibrahim since 2023.
• According to police, the suspect denied the allegations during questioning but was unable to provide an explanation for his daughter’s pregnancy.

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A man named Adamu Ibrahim Umaru, aged 48, was arrested on Thursday (November 21) by the police in Cross River over an allegation of desecrating and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter.

The Zone 6 Police Command in Cross River paraded the suspect on Thursday.

The spokesperson of the command, SP Nelson Okpabi, disclosed to the press that the suspect was arrested following a petition filed by Aisha, the victim’s aunt.

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“Personnel of the Zonal Human Rights Unit acting on a petition referred to the team for investigation, on November 15, 2024, apprehended Mallam Adamu Ibrahim Umaru.

“The suspect hails from Bundugudu LGA, Zamfara State, residing at No. 27 Edem Odo Street, Calabar, who illegally defiled his daughter,” he said.

How it was discovered that a man had gotten his daughter pregnant

As reported by The Guardian, the spokesperson said the petitioner said she noticed changes in the girl’s physiology and took her to hospital, where a test carried out confirmed she was nine weeks pregnant.

THE police said the victim, in her statement, alleged that her father, Mallam Umaru, was responsible for her pregnancy and had been carrying on illicit relations with her since 2023, and had even threatened to kill her if she revealed to anyone.

In response, the suspect denied the allegations and claimed that he had been separated from Amina’s mother for several years.

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SP Okpabi confirmed that Umaru is scheduled to appear in court on Friday, November 21, as the investigation concludes in accordance with the law.

“I am due to appear in court tomorrow at the Federal High Court in Abuja on charges of murder and I did not even commit what my daughter is accused of,” he appealed.

It was learned that Mallam Adamu Ibrahim Umaru, along with 19 others, would also stand trial before Justice Yusuf Halilu in Maitama, Abujaon five counts, including attempted murder, breach of the peace and assault.

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State police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, said all parties would be transferred to headquarters for further investigation.

Source: Legit.ng