Anthony Iwuoma
A woman and her twin sons are now in police net in connection with alleged defilement of a 10-year-old girl in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The twins were identified as Chukwuemeka and Chukwuebuka Okpe, and their mother, Mrs. Chinwe Okpe, who is the caretaker of the victim’s place of residence.
Executive Director, Davina Care Foundation, Mrs. Rachel Yohanna, who made this known explained that the victim’s mother, Mrs. Benedict Sunday, a nurse, reported the matter to the Foundation.
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The suspects, Yohanna further disclosed, were arrested after reporting the matter to the police. The minor was also taken to hospital where she was confirmed defiled.
“She was taken to Ntasi Centre for Sexual Assault cases at Enugu-Ukwu General Hospital, where it was confirmed that she was defiled which caused perennial tears (the area between the vagina and the anus),” Yohanna said.
“She was later accompanied by a police officer and an aunt to the suspects to the police clinic for a second test when the mother of the suspects claimed the medical result from Ntasi centre was forged, but the result still came out positive.
“The victim’s mother said her daughter complained of pains in her private part and stomach sometime in November 2021, without telling her the caretaker’s sons defiled her.
“As a nurse, she bought drugs and used hot towel to massage her daughter’s vagina area.
”On January 16, she said she got back from work and met vigilante group with her daughter waiting. The group said they brought back her daughter after she ran to them for safety.
“She explained the twin boys tried to defile her daughter a second time and because she refused, they beat her. When the girl reported to their mother (caretaker), she slapped her and threatened to deal with her if she does not keep quiet.
“The girl ran to the vigilante group for safety. And her mother reported the matter to the police station in Abagana afterwards.”
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Davina Care Foundation boss said the victim revealed that the suspects defiled her in the bathroom while her mother was away.
However, she noted that the suspects pleaded innocent of the act, adding that the girl was receiving treatment.
The case, which has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCID, is also being further investigated.
According to Yohanna: “The case will be charged to family court after investigation, while the foundation will mobilise support and follow up the case to ensure the victim get the needed medical help and justice.”
Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident.
He said: “Two suspects are already in custody in a reported case of defilement at Abagana police divisional headquarters and the case has been transferred to State Criminal investigation department, Awka for a discreet investigation,” he said.
He added that the state Commissioner of Police, Echeng Echeng, had had given the assurance that justice would be done in the natter after investigations are completed.
“However, the CP while wondering why the suspects could engage in such, described the act as unclean and desecrate, assures that justice shall be served after a comprehensive investigation is concluded,” he added.
