Anambra State Government, through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, has arrested a 51 year old Unegbu John Chika for defiling a 14 year old girl in Isuofia, Aguata local government area of the state.
The arrest that took place in Isuofia was after a whistle blower tipped off the Women Affairs Commissioner, Hon Ify Obinabo, on his observations.
Interviewing the suspect, John, a Transporter who plys the Ekwulobia – Oko route, he accepted to defiling the girl and pleaded for pardon saying that he was tempted by the devil.
The 51 year old suspect resident at Isiaku Isuofia but hails from Owerri, Imo State, also said that the act was due to the death of his wife and a mistake which he regrets deeply.
Meanwhile, the survivor, a 14 year old said she started living with the man in 2018 when she was 8 years old, and shortly after, in 2019, he started defiling her.
The 14 year old survivor revealed that he usually has his way during weekends and holiday periods and that he became more at ease with the act after the death of his wife.
On why she never told anyone, she explained that the suspect after each act tells her to keep it a secret, and ever since then, she’s kept it that way till help came.
Speaking immediately after interviewing the suspect, Hon Obinabo thanked the Isuofia People’s assembly leadership for their prompt response in apprehending the suspect before her arrival and stated that defilement and rape crimes are not tolerated in the state.
Obinabo went on to urge citizens of the state to be on the lookout for any suspicious act, movement or otherwise and report to the appropriate authority assuring that the Soludo led APGA government will not hesitate to take action.
As of the time of this report, the suspect have been handed over to the police for further investigation and consequently arraign him before the Children, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Magistrate court in Awka on Wednesday while the survivor will undergo medical examination.
