A 47 - year - old man , Eromosele Mahmud , has been arrested by the police in Rivers State for allegedly impregnating his 16 -year - old daughter after raping her for five years .
The suspect, a single parent and father of three from the Esako West Local Government Area of Edo State but resident in Port Harcourt , confessed to have been raping the vicitm since she was 12 .
Eromosele , who claimed not to know what pushed him to the crime , pleaded that the two - month - old pregnancy of his daughter be nurtured till delivery , adding that he did not subscribe to abortion .
He confessed that his daughter started enjoying the incestuous affair and sometimes forced herself on him .
He said , “ This is a battle I have tried to fight over the years and it seems to be much bigger than me. I am not going to withdraw any fact or truth as far as this case is concerned . If this is the only way my daughter can be liberated if I go to prison , then it is good . My happiness is that I am relieved even as I speak to you now .
“ I can ’ t really remember when it started , but like I told you , it ’ s more of a spiritual thing. It is very unusual for a father to be sleeping with his own daughter . I am not a party to abortion , so whatever it is , the social welfare people and other government officials involved in this matter know the best way to handle this pregnancy ; as a father , I cannot support abortion for my daughter , what if anything happens to her in the process .
“ I don’ t rape her regularly ; it happens once or twice in a year ; she used to be very cooperative, even when I don’ t want it , she tries to force herself on me. ”
On her part , the victim said each time she protested against her father ’ s act , he would maltreat her and stop paying her school fees and also punish her .
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