Simiyu, a father of three, allegedly committed
the act on Wednesday, October 23, when he
woke up the girl at about 12 midnight while
she was sleeping with her siblings and
forcefully had carnal knowledge of her. The suspect was said to have stifled the cries of
his daughter by covering her mouth with his
palm. The girl reportedly started bleeding
heavily but the father refused to take her to the
hospital, out of fear of questions that could be
raised concerning the bleeding. But his deeds came out in the open on October
24 when the girl reportedly told her mother
what her father did to her during the former's
visit to the girl who had by then fallen sick. Crime Reports gathered that when the case
was reported to the police, detectives
immediately took her to the hospital for
medical examination and treatment. When interrogated by the police, Simiyu was
said to have confessed to the deeds, saying
that he did not know what came over him. He
also revealed that he married the girl's mother
in 2000 and they had three children between
them but that they had lived apart in the last two years because of a misunderstanding they
had, saying that he had been the one taking
care of the children. It was gathered that the medical report
indicated that the girl had coital bleeding while
vaginal examination revealed laceration in her
vaginal wall, with foul smell and discharged
altered blood coming from it. The report also
indicated that her hymen had been torn and there was tenderness around her vulva and
pelvis. Confirming the incident, the state Police Public
Relations Officer, Folasade Odoro, a Deputy
Superintendent of Police said that the
Commissioner of Police, Dorothy Gimba, had
directed that a diligent investigation should be
conducted into the case, decrying the high number of defilement and r*pe cases within
the society. Meanwhile, Crime Reports learnt that the
suspect had been charged to Court 4, Osogbo
Magistrates' Court on a three-count charge.
Though he pleaded not guilty to the charges,
the magistrate ordered that he should be
remanded in Ilesa prison. The case was adjourned to November 28.
Source: Nigerian Tribune
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