Man Impregnates 14-Year-Old Daughter In Bayelsa

A 38-year-old man has been arrested for defiling and impregnating his 14-year-old daughter in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State.

It was alleged that the man, residing at PDP Road, Yenagoa, had been sexually abusing his daughter since she was seven.

It took the intervention of some neighbours who reported to the Gender Response Initiative Team (GRIT) that the girl was five months pregnant for the father. 

The team subsequently swung into action and the man was arrested by the police. The suspect who hails from Ogoni Wily Kaira, Ogoni Rivers State is currently cooling off at the Ekeki Police division.

The coordinator of the team, Dise Ogbise, who spoke in Yenagoa yesterday confirmed that some members of the public reported the case to the group.

According to Ogbise, the victim needs a lot of support to enable her go through the rigours of pregnancy at a very tender age.

“The government will ensure that she continues her education. The victim, a Junior Secondary School student who aspires to be a musician, will be assisted to achieve her life goal,’’ she said.

The coordinator applauded the neighbour who gave GRIT the tip, adding that the man had been violating his daughter and things got worse when the victim’s mother died a few years ago.

She called on residents of the state to be vigilant and endeavour to alert the team, as well as other gender advocacy groups in the state, of any case of girl child violation or molestation.

Ogbise gave the assurance that GRIT was committed to protecting the rights of the girl child.

A police spokesman in the state, Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incident, saying that the suspect would be charged to court as soon as investigations were concluded.