A 56-year-old man, identified simply as Mr Ọkpara has been arrested for allegedly defiling his 11-year-old daughter in Anambra State.
Okpara, a native of Adazi-Enu in Anaocha
Local Government Area of the state, was said to have committed the act at his
residence in Fegge, Onitsha.
This is according to a press release by
Chidimma Ikeanyiowu, the Media Aide to the Commissioner for Women and Social
Welfare, Ify Obinabo, on Thursday.
Ikeanyiowu said the suspect was apprehended
when neighbours noticed that the young girl was limping.
She added that the commissioner, while
reacting to the development, deployed security personnel to the scene of the
incident and promised to get to the bottom of the case assuring that justice
must prevail.
She said, “Upon interrogations, the girl
revealed that her father usually do have carnal knowledge of her every night
and threatened to kill her if she ever tells anyone hence the reason why she
has not raised the alarm.
“According to the victim, the suspect who is
her father started taking advantage of her after her mother’s death in 2020 and
became overly protective of her by not allowing other family members, friends
and relatives to come close.
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