An Ondo State Magistrate Court, sitting in Akure, the state capital has ordered that a 38-year-old labourer, Moses Udoh, be remanded at the Olokuta Correctional Centre, for allegedly assaulting his 11-year-old daughter sexually.
Udoh was arraigned on a two-count charge of indecent sexual assault of a minor and threat to life.
The Police prosecutor, Inspector Taiwo Oniyere, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on November 26, 2024; at 10.20 p.m., at his residence located at No 20 Igboniki Street, Akure.
According to Oniyere, Udoh has on several occasions forcefully had sexual intercourse with his 11-year-old biological daughter, and injured her.
The prosecutor revealed that the defendant threatened to kill the victim if she dared tell anyone about his misdeeds.
Narrating her ordeal, the victim revealed that her father, Udoh, had often had sexual intercourse with her in his room, and most of the time would threaten to kill her if she opened up to anyone.
Quoting her: “My father has been forcefully having sexual intercourse with me through my front and my back.
“He started it when I was 10 years old and I cannot count the number of times he has done it.
“Whenever my father was sleeping with me in the night, he would increase the volume of his MP 3 radio, so that my voice would not be heard by neighbours around.
“He instructed me not to tell our neighbours about it and also threatened to kill me and the person.
“When I noticed that blood was coming out of my anus, which is now causing discomfort for me, I decided to tell his sister,” the victim narrated.
The offence committed by Udoh contravenes Sections 25(a) and 86(2) of the Ondo State Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law of 2021.
Oniyere urged the court to remand the defendant to the correctional centre, pending legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
In her ruling, Magistrate Temilola Olusola-Olujobi ordered that the defendant be remanded in Olokuta Correctional Centre, Akure.
However, due to the age of the victim, the Magistrate ordered the transfer of the case to the Family Court and adjourned it to December 10, 2024; for trial. (Channels)
