Police in Zambia have arrested a government secondary school teacher for allegedly defiling and impregnating his 19 year old daughter twice.

Zambian police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga confirmed of the incident.

According to reports, the 43 year old teacher who is the head of department for languages at a named secondary school within Solwezi divorced his wife because she had epilepsy.

However, she asked his daughter to stay behind and turned her into his wife.

He will appear before the court very soon to answer charges levelled against him.