Man Arrested For Allegedly Defiling His 7-Year-Old Help In Imo
An Imo cleric identified as Francis Ogwu has been arrested by the police following a defiling case of his seven-year-old domestic help.
According to the media aide to Anambra Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Miss. Chidinma Ikeanyionwu, on Thursday, the culprit aged 65 allegedly defiled the victim three times as disclosed by the help.
However, Ogwu who is a pastor and general overseer of Jesus House of Joy Church, Awka denied the allegations, saying he only “fingered the girl once”.
Explaining his reasons, he confessed to the Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Mrs. Ify Obinabo that he has lived in Anambra, with his wife and children, for over 30 years but his wife constantly denied him sex and that she made excuses of fasting whenever he desired her.
The suspect, Ogwu, who was arrested following an alarm raised by concerned residents of the town attributed the act to temptation while denying allegations of penetration as against what the seven-year-old victim said.
Meanwhile, the seven-year-old, help narrated her side of the story, saying she was abused over three times and that her guardian Ogwu usually gave her money ranging from N500 to N1,000 after each experience.
She added that at some point, she was accused by the pastor’s wife of snatching the husband from her and beating by the suspect’s daughter at any slightest mistake; her reason for leaving.
Explaining her part of the story, the mother of the victim, a native of Awka, Destiny Nwabueze, stated that she handed the daughter over to the Ogwu family due to their cordial relationship over time.
Nwabueze said that she was surprised when her daughter returned and gave her the unpleasant news.
She revealed that she quickly called the suspect, who upon arrival denied the allegations, which prompted her to involve other people by raising alarm.
Reacting to the ugly incident, Obinabo said she would ensure the seven-year-old got justice.
With the series of confessions, the Commissioner, however, advised women to stay vigilant over their husbands behaviours and avoid starving their husbands of sex as that could lead to bad behavior for some men.
Obinabo, who stressed on the importance of protecting their girl child at all cost, also noted that defilement was no longer excusable in Anambra State.
The victim, Ogwu is now in police custody as the case would be charged to court.
Credit: Vanguard Newspaper
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