I WAS HYPNOTIZED — 41-YEAR-OLD MAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY IMPREGNATING, RAPING HIS DAUGHTER FOR THREE YEARS IN KOGI.

The NSCDC Kogi Command, has arrested a 41-year-old father for allegedly defiling his 16-year-old daughter.

Speaking after parading the suspect on Wednesday 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 the 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 of the victim advised her that they should either end it all or kill their father to free themselves from the abusive act.

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