It’s The Devil’s Work! Father Who Raped His Daughter Confesses.

Many will find it hard to believe, but it’s the truth! There have been different cases of sexual abuse which sometimes did not make any impact on some people. But when a case like a father sexually abusing his own daughter; one tends to ask question if such man is mentally fit or not! What could have caused such urge of making sexual approach to your own daughter in the first place and eventually having sex with such innocent girl?

This and many more other question are what people were asking themselves in Bauchi State when a man  named Abubakar Magaji, a resident of Liman Kagum in Bauchi local government, did the abominable act of having carnal knowledge of their 11-year-old daughter.

It will be surprising to know that he did not commit the atrocity just once but repeatedly. The 45-year-old father was arrested and paraded along with others at the Bauchi State command for rape.

When asked why he abused his own child sexually; he confessed he was tempted by the devil. He added that he could not resist defiling his daughter when his wife left him because of a misunderstanding between them.

He said: “I engaged in the ugly act because I had a misunderstanding with my wife and she left me. I am ashamed of myself because it was temptation that led me to do it.

“I divorced her mother and married another wife but unfortunately  my wife also left me a month ago  so I needed a woman to be with; so that was why I did it. I also have a problem with my sexual libido. It is so terrible that I desire any woman I see, but what stops me from approaching them is that people respect me as a married man. So I felt the only way I could relieve my sexual tension was to sleep with my daughter, since she is so young and had no knowledge about sex.

“It was after I defiled her and I was arrested by the police that I understood the gravity of my offence. I can’t imagine that I did this to my own daughter. I regret my actions and I pray that God will forgive me”.

 A neighbour to Abubakar who did not disclose his name, said that he was shocked to hear that Abubakar was indulged in such an embarrassing act with his own daughter. “I was shocked when I discovered that Mallam Abubakar who I had a lot of respect for will stoop that low and sleep with an 11-year-old child that happens to be his daughter.

“This is the highest level of abomination and Islam is against such an act. No matter the excuse, a man does not have the right to defile a girl outside the confines of marriage. This is unacceptable and he deserves to be punished by the law”.

Reacting to the development, the state Commissioner of Police, Lawal,  Shehu  expressed worry over the increasing rate of rape cases in the state and vowed that all rape suspects will be charged to court and prosecuted.

He said: “Since January, we have arrested over 10 suspected rapists, only this week we recorded over five cases. It is worrisome that among the suspects arrested is a 45-year-old man who raped his 11-year-old daughter and two aged men who are between 45 to 54 years who raped teenage girls of between two years and four years”.

“This is why I’m sounding a note of caution to parents, especially mothers, to always monitor the movement of their female children. I particularly want to warn mothers to be always on alert because rape is on the increase and teenagers and little children between five and fifteen years are now the victims.

“Any suspect arrested in connection with a rape case will be charged to court and be prosecuted; they should also know that the offence is not bailable. Even when courts are on strike, the suspects will remain in detention till the strike is called off”.