A 42-year-old architect, Sanni Idowu, was on Wednesday arraigned before an Ibadan High Court for allegedly raping his own daughter.
The prosecuting counsel, Mr. Tajudeen Abdul Ganiyu, told the court that the defendant was arraigned on a one-count charge of rape, adding that the defendant unlawfully had carnal knowledge of his unnamed daughter without her consent.
According to Ganiyu, the defendant had carnal knowledge of his daughter on several occasions at Amuloko area of Ibadan and threatened to cut-off her head if she tells anyone. He said that medical tests conducted showed that there was penetration.
