FOR HAVING SEX WITH HIS DAUGHTER, MAN JAILED 6 YEARS

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FOR HAVING SEX WITH HIS DAUGHTER, MAN JAILED 6 YEARS

By Dickson Gupiya

08 January, 2018.

One, Friday Elijah has been sentenced to six years imprisonment by a High Court of the Federal capital Territory sitting in Lugbe, Abuja last month for committing incest with his 13 year old daughter and inflicting physical injury on her.

The convict, an indigene of Cross River State was arrested in July, 2015 by the operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in persons (NAPTIP) after he allegedly had carnal knowledge of his daughter. It is further said that the arrest was effected after the victim reported him to his relatives and he broke her head with a bottle.

The offences which are punishable under sections 2 (1) and 25 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 were committed in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council of the FCT. On arraignment, Elijah pleaded not guilty to the two count charges of incest and inflicting physical injury to a person. The case therefore, went through full trial according to a statement signed by Josiah Emerole, Press and Public Relations Officer of NAPTIP.

According to him, on November 8, Justice Angela Otaluka found him guilty of the counts in charge No CR/103/16.

After listening to the testimonies of the defendant’s wife and his cousin as to his character and in accordance with the provisions of sect6ion 310 and 311 of the administration of criminal justice act 2015 and the plea of leniency from the Defence Counsel, the accused was sentenced to two years imprisonment without an option of fine on Count 1 (inflicting physical injury on a person) and four years imprisonment without an option of fine on count 2 (incest). Both sentences are to run concurrently.