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Father Defiles Underage Daughter, Rapes Two Other Daughters
A man known as Gabriel has allegedly raped his two daughters and defiled his other under-aged daughter in a weird case of sexual molestation that has been going on for a long time.
His wife identified as Mrs Tope Ogba on Monday told an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offence Court, that her husband Mr Gabriel, allegedly raped their two adult daughters. Also, she alleged that her husband defiled their underage daughter and almost set her ablaze when she reported him to the authorities.
Led in evidence by Mrs K.A Momoh-Ayokambi, the Lagos state prosecutor. Gabriel is charged with sexual molestation of his daughters who are 25, 20 and 13-years-old at their residence at Oke-Ogbe town, Atura Bus stop, Badagry Lagos.
Tope informed the court that she was unaware of the sexual molestation which had she has been happening over an unspecified number of years until it was revealed by her youngest daughter.
She said: “I did not know what was going on, it was when he assaulted my third daughter that I got to know what was going on and I later heard about the assault of my older daughters from people outside.
“When I asked my older daughters about the rumours, they initially denied it, I got to know about the assault of my third daughter from her teacher.
“I confronted my husband, he said that it was a gang up and conspiracy against him by our daughters, I told him that a young child cannot come up with such allegations against him.
“Ever since I confronted him, I have had no peace at home. He beats and threatens me.”
Tope said after a month he was reported to the authorities, he became so aggressive towards her.
While being cross-examined by Mr E. Obelu, Gabriel’s defence counsel, Tope said she did not know when the sexual molestation of her daughters began.
“I do not know when he started molesting our daughters. I have been the breadwinner of the family.
After the trader’s testimony, her third daughter who is 13-years-old testified against her father and about his sexual assault toward her.
While she was giving her testimony, Justice Sururat Soladoye ordered that everyone in the courtroom gallery should vacate due to the witness being underage.
Following the teenager’s testimony, the case was adjourned until March 7, for the continuation of trial.
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