The Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has detained a middle–aged father identified only as Nwobi on suspicion of sexually abusing his three and five-year-old daughters.Informaion Guide Nigeria
A team from the ministry, along with members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, apprehended the suspect.
PUNCH Metro learned that the suspect and his wife divorced in 2020.
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The state commissioner for women and social welfare, Ify Obinabo, stated that the suspect would be prosecuted in a statement released by her media aide, Chidinma Ikeanyionwu.
She stated that the rescue occurred on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, after a whistleblower alerted the ministry.
The statement partly read, “When the children were rescued, they were first taken to Ntasi Centre, Enugwu-Ukwu, for medical examination and treatment and were ascertained defiled by the doctor on duty.
“As of when they were brought to the hospital, there were fresh bruises on their private parts, even as the areas were also reddish and swollen.Jamb Result
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“Speaking with the children who confirmed that they were constantly molested by their father, they pleaded not to return to their father’s house for fear of being severely punished.
“Interrogating the culprit, Mr Nwobi denied the allegation and noted that he was not aware that his children were being defiled by anyone let alone by himself as their father but rather threatened to deal with whoever made the report.”