A man in his
mid 40s, Lucky Akuna, is now on the run, along with one of his unnamed sons,
for allegedly sleeping with one of his daughters, 14-year-old Elizabeth Akuna,
and getting her pregnant.
It was
gathered that Akuna, who is also known as Orutebe, an indigene of Ogulagha
Kingdom in Burutu Local Council of Delta State, had admitted being responsible
for his daughter’s pregnancy, after being interrogated by leaders of Ugboroke
community, where he resides.
The secret
was blown open when neighbours noticed that Elizabeth was showing signs of
pregnancy. It was gathered that the girl told those who inquired from her that
he had been impregnated by her father, who had had sexual intercourse with her
a couple of times.
According to
a source in the community who pleaded for anonymity, this would not be the
first time the man, who is married to two wives, would be involved in incest,
citing cases where he had been accused of sleeping with and impregnating his
niece.
“He has
impregnated his niece on two separate occasions. The girl upon further
interrogation also revealed that aside her father, her elder brother from
another mother, who is also on the run, deflowered her and had been having
intercourse with her,” he said.
Confirming
the incident, a source at the Warri ‘B’ Division where the case was reported,
disclosed that one of the wives of the suspect, Grace Akuna, was arrested in
connection with the incident.
“The wife
has since been released following intervention by an Ijaw monarch, but we are
still looking for the man and his son,” the police source added.
In a related
development, a 30-year-old man, Inusa Aliyu, has been apprehended by the police
for allegedly sleeping with his 14-year-old daughter in Katsina State.
The
incident, which occurred in Rafin-Makadi village in Rimi Local Council, was
said to have been reported to the police by the girl’s mother, Mariya Inusa.
Spokesman
for the Katsina police command, DSP Gambo Isah, who confirmed the incident yesterday,
said the man was already in police custody while investigation has begun on the
incident.
Mariya
allegedly caught her husband in the act one night after the daughter had
severally told her of her father’s indecent act.
Aliyu was
said to have confessed to the crime during police investigation. He was also
said to have engaged in the act on the advice of a herbalist, who assured him
that doing so would bring him good luck.
Gambo said
the victim informed the mother of the sexual affair with her father, but the
mother didn’t believe her story until she caught him having sex with their
daughter. She promptly reported the case to the police headquarters in Rimi LGA
and he was thereafter arrested.
“The girl
was rushed to the General Hospital in Rimi for medical attention. The case has
been transferred to the state CID for further investigation,” he said.
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