'My father was the one who deflowered me' - 17-yr-old rape victim

A perverted father has been arraigned in a Lagos
court for allegedly having unlawful carnal
knowledge of his own daughter.
A 17-year-old girl who was raped by her
father » has told an Ikeja Magistrates' Court
sitting in Lagos State that he was the one who
deflowered her.
PM Express reports that the suspect, Sunday
Okoro who is standing trial on a five-count of
raping, assault, breach of peace, sexual
harassment and attempted murder, was also
accused of hitting his wife’s head with a pestle
and his other children when the girl raised an
alarm over the rape. »
The police prosecutor, Sergeant Ajayi Emmanuel,
told the court that the accused committed the
offense on March 28, 2017, at his residence in
the Mushin area of the state.
Sergeant Emmanuel said that the accused
forcefully had carnal knowledge of his daughter
after he had lured the girl to the bathroom and
had sexual intercourse with her.
According to the prosecutor, the girl alleged that
it was her father that deflowered her, adding that
the girl narrated everything that happened that
day to her mother when she returned from work.
“When the woman confronted her husband with
the allegation, he pounced on her and used a
pestle to hit her forehead, which caused her
head injuries.
The accused also beat the victim’s siblings after
they confronted him and rained abuses on him
when they heard about the incident. The case
was reported to the police by the wife of the
accused."
The prosecutor said the offenses contravened
Sections 137, 166, 171, 228 and 267 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011 with Section
137 prescribing life imprisonment for offender
upon conviction.
When the charges were read to Okoro, he
pleaded not guilty and the Magistrate, Mr. E.A.
Azeez, granted him bail in the sum of N200, 000
with two sureties in like sum while the case was
adjourned until May 10 for trial.