Under cross-examination, PW4 stated that the house of the accused person is one room apartment; the accused lives in the room with his wife and 4 other children. PW4 also stated that she did not see the accused person sleeping with his daughter; that she made statement at the Police Station. PW4 stated that when the accused person’s son was knocking at the door she was sitting in front of her room, but she did not have any conversation with the boy. It is also the evidence of PW4 that she did not hear any noise from any room. When the door was opened she was sitting in front of her room. PW4 further stated that she did not ask the accused person when he came out of the room what he was doing with the daughter because she did not ask the daughter by then; that she reported the matter to Mama Richard on the day of the incidence 9/5/14 at about 3:00 p.m. No re-examination, PW4 was discharged. Dr. Nonye Lawrence Welle testified as PW5. In her evidence-in-chief, she stated that on 12/5/14 Emmanuella Bam Eko was brought to the hospital at about 2 – 3 p.m. in company of the police I.P.O. alleging that she was sexually assaulted by her father; she examined her and observed that her underwear was stained with discharge and this discharge can also be seen in the virgina. There was no forceful penetration, no bruises and no blood stain. PW5 stated that she took the blood sample and high virgina sore and sent same to the laboratory for investigation. 8

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