A
53-year-old man, Promise Eshiet, on Thursday told an Ogba Chief Magistrate
Court how he has been sleeping with his 13-year-old daughter in the past three
years.
The
accused blamed his action on the devil, saying he was attracted by his
daughter’s beauty.
Eshiet,
who resides at Ogbeni Street in Sangotedo, Ajah area of Lagos, continually
looked to the ground throughout the hearing.
He
said he deflowered her in 2015 when she was 10.
The
prosecutor, Mr. Christopher John, said the defendant was the biological father
of the victim and that the matter was a case of incest.
He
said it was the daughter that made it known when she became tired of the
trauma, leading to the arrest of the father, while the victim was rescued and
sent to protective custody for rehabilitation.
The
Presiding Magistrate, Mr. Peter Nwaka, ordered Eshiet to be remanded in prison,
and directed the prosecutor to duplicate his file and send to DPP for advice.
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