Following the increase cases of rape in the country, a 41-year old father has been arrested by Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kogi Command for allegedly defiling and raping his 16-year old daughter.
Speaking after parading the suspect the state’s Commandant, Ahmad Gandi, said the command received a complaint lodged by an NGO on May 5.
According to him, the complaint was lodged on a case of defilement, rape and incest in which the suspect is a biological father of the victim.
relocated to a safe place from her father’s house to protect her from further abuse.
Speaking on the matter, the Chairperson, Federation of Women Lawyer (FIDA), Kogi, Barr LilianOkolo; and Amb. Idris Muraina, the Chairman, Kogi Network of NGO (KONGONET), also commended the NSCDC for their proactive-ness in handling the case.
Okolo assured that FIDA would make sure that the suspect was brought to justice to serve as deterrent to other irresponsible fathers out there.
Muraina assured that the NGOs in Kogi would continue to put professionalism into play in such cases to ensure that the right of the girl-child was protected and get justice for her.
He urged other victims of such act going through such traumatic experience in the state to speak out, assuring that it would be pursued to a logical conclusion to get justice for them.
The KONGONET Chairman also appealed to the State and Federal Governments, and International community to provide a “Safe Keep” accommodation in the state where victims of such act could be accommodated during the duration of the case.
“As at today we don’t have such “safe keep” accommodation in Kogi where gender based violence victims could be kept during the trying period,” Muraina said.
