Man arraigns in court for making love with four daughters

By Bimbo Ogunnaike

A 64-year-old man, Bassey Archibong,  has been arraigned before Ikorudu Magistrates’ court 1,Lagos State presided over by Mrs F. A. Azeez for allegedly sleeping with his four daughters aged between 12 and 20 since 2016.

Achibong, who resides at No. 10 Kunle Dipo Street, Majidun, Owutu, in the Ikorodu area of  the state, was arraigned on three counts of continuous sexual relationship with his daughters, failure to get their consent and involvement in an amoral relationship with the victims.

Though, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges, but the prosecutor, John Iberedem, said Archibong used food as bait to get the girls to consent to his sex appetite.

According to Iberedem , whenever the children objected, he would refer to Lot in the Bible, who had sex with his daughters and was not punished for his abominable act by God.

The prosecutor, who also stated that the offences were punishable under Section 265 (2) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2019, explained that Achibong beat the children and starved them whenever they confronted him on why he was sleeping with them.

“He would tell them that intercourse between fathers and daughters were normal and approved by God.He told the children that God did not punish Lot, who had sexual intercourse with his children, meaning that He approves of the act,” Iberedem said.

“That you, Bassey Archibong, between the years 2016 and 2019 at No. 10 Kunle Dipo Street, Majidun, Owutu, Ikorodu, Lagos State, in the Ikorodu Magisterial District, did engage your four daughters between the ages of 12 and 20 in sexual activities by having carnal knowledge of them continuously without their consent, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 265 (2) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.

“That you, Bassey Archibong, on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned magisterial district, did have unlawful carnal knowledge of your 20-year-old daughter without her consent even when you knew that it was morally wrong, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 260 (1) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015,”t he charges read in part.

Azeez, however, remanded the accused person in a correctional facility pending advice by the Director of Public Prosecutions.

She adjourned the matter till October 30, 2019.