Calabar Magistrate Court-1 has remanded 48-year-old Mallam Adamu Ibrahim Umaru for allegedly raping and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter.
The suspect, an indigene of Bundugudu Local Government Area, Zamfara State residing at No. 27, Edem Odo Street, Calabar, Cross River State capital, was alleged to have had canal knowledge of his daughter against her consent.
Umaru was remanded by Chief Magistrate Mercy Ene, following hearing on ex parte motion filed by the police prosecutor, O. S Umoren.
According to Umoren, the ex parte motion became necessary in order for the defendant to be remanded in prison custody until completion of investigation on the matter.
The prosecutor said the motion was in pursuant of Section 4 of the Police Act 2020 and also the Cross River State administration of criminal justice law (ACJL) 2016.
The motion was, however, opposed by the counsel to the defendant, Mohammed Shaibu, who argued that he was not duly served before his client was arraigned.
The Chief Magistrate subsequently granted the motion supported by eight paragraphs and adjourned the case till December 3, 2024.