Emeka Ukaona, 49-year-old man, has been arraigned in court for alleged sexual assault and molestation of his 15-year-old daughter, Gift Ukaona.
At the hearing of the case at Ogba Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday, Emeka pleaded not guilty, adding that the girl is not a member of his family.
Ronke Babatunde the Child Protection Network officer, speaking on Saturday, highlighted that Gift pronounced that her father had been raping her since she was 11 and she terms that as a case of incest.
The offender and the victim along with her mother were interviewed before the court sitting. The mother made it known that the offender was not actually the biological father of the victim, and that she was awaiting her daughter's maturity to break the news to her. The victim was devastated by the news of her father's demise and the social workers around her did a lot to calm her down.
The court could not sit on the first day due to a delay in processing some of the documents needed and the sitting was postponed to the second day.
Gift who has been traumatised psychologically by her experience and had earlier attempted suicide has however been taken away from her both parents since last December to a safe and secure non-governmental organisation to be looked after.
Ronke continued that during their discussion, she made her understand the motive behind her intention to commit suicide then. Her friends said women that are not virgins always experience domestic violence and l told her it was not true. I gave her examples of ladies that were raped and now happily married. AFP report.
On the reaction of the mother, she said, she was indifferent, and that was when she broke the news in the court last week to Gift that Mr Emeka is not her father.
On Wednesday, the 28th of January 2021, the court sitting was successful and the case adjourned to March 24, 2021 and the offender be remanded in priso
Reviewed by Mgbara Zion Barisuka
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February 01, 2021
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