A 64-year-old Nigerian man has been arrested for allegedly raping his own four daughters aged between 12 and 20.

Bassey Archibong was arraigned in court over the rape of his daughters, having incestuous sexual relationship with the girls since 2016.

He was arraigned on three counts of continuous sexual relationship with his daughters, failure to get their consent and involvement in an amoral relationship with the victims before the Ikorodu Magistrates court in the country’s capital, Lagos.

The charges read in part, “That you, Bassey Archibong, between the years 2016 and 2019 did engage your four daughters between the ages of 12 and 20 in sexual activities by having carnal knowleddge of them continuously without their consent, thereby committing an offence punishable under section 265 (2) of the criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.

“That you, Bassey Archibong, on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned magisterial district, did have unlawful carnal knowledge of your 20-year-old daughter without her consent even when you knew that it was morally wrong, thereby committing an offence punishable under section 260 (1) of criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.”

The accused pleaded guilty to the charges.

The prosecutor said Archibong used food as bait to get the girls to conscent to his amorous desire and whenever the children objected, he would refer to Lot in the bible, who had sex with his daughters and was not punished by God.

He said, “the defendant beat the children and starved them whenever they confronted him on why he was sleeping with them.

“He would tell them that intercourse between fathers and daughters were normal and approved by God. He told them that God did not punish Lot, who had sexual intercourse with his children, meaning that he approves of the act.”

The judge adjourned the matter till October 30, 2019.