Man jailed after impregnating his own daughter in Ondo state

For allegedly impregnating his daughter, a randy father known as Peter Moses was imprisoned.

Between November 2020 and January 2021, the 36-year-old man arraigned before a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ore, Ondo State, was accused of committing the offense in Asewele Korede town in the state’s Odigbo Local Government District.

The defendant, who was arraigned before the court on two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse, pleaded guilty to the charges and also urged the court to temper justice with compassion.

Jimoh Amuda, however, appealed to the court for adjournment after the police prosecutor, as the police have just started inquiries into the matter and would also seek legal advice from the State Ministry of Justice, the magistrate Mr. F.O. Omofolarin ordered the defendant to be sent to a correctional service center.