Man Who Raped 7 Month Old Baby Said It was Ordained By God

Magaji Dansale, yesterday confessed to raping his seven-

month-old stepdaughter, describing it as “regrettable and an

act of the devil”. Paraded at the Katsina Police Command

headquarters yesterday, he said his action was uncalled for,

and pleaded for leniency. .

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Dansale said he violated the baby girl because of his

desperation to become rich in life. The father of six said in

Hausa, “I had sexual intercourse with the baby girl because

I saw it in several dreams I had that it was the way for me

to become successful in life. .

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I dreamt that all my suffering in life would end. This is why

I did it. I truly believed that if I had sexual intercourse with

her, all my predicaments would vanish. I would not have to

run around to make ends meet anymore. It was just

ordained by God that such would happen to me and it

happened.”

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Dansale said he married the mother of the baby girl

following the death of his first wife who had six children for

him.. When asked why he chose the step daughter instead

of his biological daughter, Dansale said, “She is also my

child, I just don’t know how it happened. I regret my action

and want to plead for leniency.” .

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The girl’s mother, 25-year-old Zinnai Muntari, said when she

woke up for the morning prayers and saw blood on the

private part of the baby, her husband asked her to bring the

child and after observing her, said it was pile and hurried

out to bring some herbs to use on her. .

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“As a mother, I felt this was unusual and reached out for

help at the General Hospital Malumfashi where the doctor

confirmed it was a forceful entry that tore the vagina up to

the anus. They later referred us to the Umar Turai Children

and Maternity Hospital in Katsina,” she said.