It was another shocking sight at a residence in Jikwoyi, an Abuja
suburb, where a man who simply gave his name as Mr. Peters, disclosed at
the weekend, that his 30 year old younger brother raped his 14 months
old daughter.
According to sources, the mother of the child normally leaves the
baby, name (withheld) with her husband’s younger brother, Steve (not
real name) who currently stays with them any time she goes to the
market.
Steve, it was gathered, came to Abuja in search of greener pastures
and has been living with his elder brother for about six months now
searching for a job.
When LEADERSHIP visited the family’s residence, the victim’s mother
who was simply identified as Mama Rose, told our reporters that she
could not describe the pain in her heart.
The woman who broke down in tears as she narrated the ordeal of her
daughter, said: “On that fateful day, I left my baby with her uncle as I
usually do when I go to the market to get some things. I got back home,
prepared our dinner and fed my baby. After feeding her, I decided to
bath her. When I was washing her bottom she cried profusely. I was
confused; I didn’t know why she was crying like that.
‘’When my husband came back, I told him about it and we took her to
the hospital where it was confirmed she has been raped. Since I know I
leave her with her uncle anytime I am going out, I confronted my
husband’s younger brother who denied at first. But when the family
intervened, he confessed to the act.’’
A neighbour who craved anonymity told LEADERSHIP that she suspected
something was wrong when she heard the baby crying profusely on that
fateful day. She said she went in to see what was wrong but Steve told
her to mind her business.
When our reporter sought to know from Steve why he would indulge in such act, he declined to comment.
As at the time of filling the report, the matter was yet to be
reported to the police as it was being treated as a family matter.
Source: Leadership Newspapers
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