50-Yr-Old Father Charged For Raping His 14-Yr-Old Daughter

A 50-year-old farmer was, yesterday, charged before a Federal High
Court, Lagos, for allegedly raping his 14-year-old daughter.

The accused, Yesiru Onajobi, living at Bogije Street, Ibeju Lekki,
Lagos State, is standing trial on a two-count charge of unlawfully
having carnal knowledge of his teenage daughter.

He is being prosecuted by the National Agency for the Prohibition of
Traffic in Person, NAPTIP. He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The trial judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, however, ordered the
accused to be remanded at the Ikoyi prisons.

He adjourned the case to Oct. 21, for hearing of the bail application
of the accused, and a motion challenging the court's jurisdiction to
hear the suit.


The accused was first arraigned before retired Justice Benedicta
Molokwu of the FHC, sometime in September 2012. The case was, however,
re-assigned to a new judge following the retirement of the judge.


Prosecutor said after the death of his wife, the accused had engaged
in the habit of sexually harassing his only daughter, alleging that
the accused intimidated and forcefully had carnal knowledge of the
teenager, who became pregnant.


According to the prosecutor, the offencecontravenes sections 13 (1)
and 18 (a) of the Trafficking in Person (Prohibition)Law Enforcement
Act 2003.