My father impregnated me, aborted pregnancy — victim recounts as suspect arrested in Kogi

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

Speaking after parading the suspect at NSCDC Command Headquarters, Lokoja, the state’s Commandant, Ahmad Gandi, said the command received a complaint lodged by an NGO on May 5.

According to him, the complaint was lodged on a case of defilement, rape and incest in which the suspect is a biological father of the victim.

The Commandant said that the abusive act was on for three years from 2020 to 2023, since when the victim was 16 years old.

Gandi said that the younger sister to the victim advised her that they should either commit suicide or kill their father to free themselves from the abusive act.

The commandant explained that the father had admitted committing the act, saying he would be charged to court after concluding the investigation.

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

However, newsmen were not allowed by the NSCDC to disclose the identity and names of the suspect due to the sensitivity of the case.

Speaking with newsmen, the victim narrated that she had been sexually abused by her father since 2020 after her mother left home.

“It happened in 2020 when my mum left home and since then my Dad had been sexually abusing me.

“In 2021, my father impregnated me and took me to a clinic where they aborted the pregnancy I had for him.