A father harshly accused of murder, arrested for allegedly impregnating his daughter

• A 48-year-old man will stand trial for allegedly sleeping with his daughter for years and, as a result, impregnating her
• Police authorities in Cross River State have arrested Mallam Adamu Ibrahim Umaru for allegedly s3x assaulting his 15-year-old daughter Amina Adamu Ibrahim since 2023.
• According to the police, the suspect denied the allegations during interrogation, but was unable to explain his daughter’s pregnancy.

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience working with political parties and movements.

On Thursday, November 21, Cross River Police arrested a man named Adamu Ibrahim Umaru, 48, was arrested by Cross River Police on charges of defiling and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter.

On Thursday, Zone 6 Police Station in Cross River held a parade with the suspect.

The spokesman of the command, SP Nelson Okpabi, informed the press that the suspect was arrested as a result of approximately petition submitted by Aisha, the victim’s aunt.

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

“The suspect hails from Bundugudu LGA, Zamfara State and resides at 27 Edem Odo Street, Calabar, who unlawfully defiled his daughter,” he stated.

How it was discovered that a man had impregnated his daughter

As reported by The Guardian, the spokesman said that the petitioner stated that she noticed changes in the girl’s physiology and took her to the hospital, where an examination confirmed that she was nine weeks pregnant.

The Police she said that the victim in her testimony claimed that her father, Mallam Umaru, was responsible for the pregnancy, who had been engaging in illegal affairs with her since 2023 and even threatened her with death if she revealed it to anyone.

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

SP Okpabi confirmed that Umaru is scheduled to appear in court on Friday, November 21, after completion of investigation in accordance with law.

“I am scheduled to appear before a federal court in Abuja tomorrow on murder charges and I have not even committed what my daughter is accusing me of,” he appealed.

It was gathered that Mallam Adamu Ibrahim Umaru along with 19 others are also facing trial before Justice Yusuf Halilu in Maitama, Abujaon five charges, including attempted murder, breach of peace and assault.

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Source: Legit.ng