Ibrahim Danlami Yunusa, a 72-year-old man, has been arraigned before
Chief Magistrate Court 10 in Gombe metropolis for allegedly
impregnating his 17-year-old daughter.
Yunusa was arraigned on a two-count charge under Sections 390 and 282
of the Penal Code.
The teenaged daughter had accused his father and his older brother who
is now at large of raping her repeatedly last year and early this
year.
She first filed an action against her father and the brother at a
Bolari Area Court in the metropolis, in September.
However, the court struck out the case, stating a lack of jurisdiction.
Pleading her case before the Bolari Area Court, she said her father
and the elder brother, who is now at large, had raped her several
times between December 2018 and January 2019, which led to her
eight-month pregnancy.
According to her, her father started having an affair with her after
she reported to him that her elder brother, Yusuf, was sneaking into
her room in the night to have carnal knowledge of her.
She further said whenever she attempted to resist the illicit affair
with her father, he threatened to disown her. The victim told North
East Trust that she decided to report the duo to court when she
noticed that she had conceived a child and both of them refused to
take responsibility.
“My father and my brother have slept with me several times which led
to this eight-month pregnancy. I informed them and all declined to
take responsibility, therefore I decided to report them to court,” she
said.
When asked by the Bolari Area Court, the father denied the allegation.
According to him, a taxi driver that once had an affair with his
daughter should be held responsible for the pregnancy.
Ibrahim Yunusa also absolved his son from the allegation, saying when
the girl’s pregnancy was confirmed, her brother was not in town.
He, however, confirmed that she once informed him that her elder
brother was sleeping with her. He further told the court that he gave
the girl’s mother, who was his ex-wife, money to abort the pregnancy.
However, when the accused person appeared before the court, state
counsel, Yakubu Gombe Ahmad, said the court lacked jurisdiction to
entertain the case under Section 211 (2) of 1999 constitution as
amended.
Therefore, the court handed over the case to the police Criminal
Investigation Department (CID) for proper investigation of the case.
Daurabo Suleiman Sikam, who presided over the case at Chief Magistrate Court 10,
adjourned the case until November 13, to allow police to conclude
their investigation and seek legal advice from the state's Ministry of
Justice.
She also ordered the accused person to be remanded in prison custody.