A grandfather in Niger State is in police custody after a DNA test established that he fathered a baby boy with his own 16-year-old granddaughter.
The suspect, identified as Musa Gado, allegedly engaged in repeated sexual relations with the minor, leaving her pregnant.
When the pregnancy became known, he reportedly pressured the teenager to terminate it, and she made an unsuccessful attempt using drugs and injections.
Rather than succeed in covering up the abuse, the effort unravelled when the girl’s father, Lawali Baba, and the local community head, Mai Angwa, marched her to the Child Rights Protection and Enforcement Agency on October 5, 2025, to report the matter.
The Agency officials took the visibly pregnant teenager, who was already six months gone at the time, into protective custody and arranged medical care for her.
She remained under the agency’s roof until she was safely delivered of a baby boy.
Speaking with PUNCH Metro on Tuesday, the Director-General of the agency, Barrister Uma Mohammed, said both mother and child were still in the agency’s care while legal proceedings advanced.
“The Child Rights Agency is handling the case, while the police are investigating and will prosecute the suspect. Musa Gado is currently in custody undergoing investigation,” Mohammed said.
The DNA test, conducted in the course of the police investigation, confirmed Gado as the father of the newborn, sealing the evidentiary case against him.