A police corporal,
Samuel Okere serving at Ugbodo Division in Ebonyi local government area of
Ebonyi State has been arrested by the state Juvenile Welfare Centre (JWC) for
allegedly defiling a three-year-old girl.
Okere was said to have committed the act in Ugbodo
at the victim’s father’s house when she returned from school.
The victim’s parents had gone for their teaching
jobs when the police officer allegedly committed the act- Naija
When the parents returned from work, the little girl
started complaining of pains in her private part as she could not walk
properly.
When the father, Emmanuel Iyiekuna asked the girl
what happened to her, she told him that the policeman inserted something inside
her.
Iyiekuna subsequently went to Okere’s house and
he(Okere) allegedly admitted committing the crime but said he only used finger
on the girl and did not insert his manhood.
He appealed to Iyiekuna not to disclose the matter
to anyone and reportedly offered N50, 000 to take care of the victim which was
rejected.
Iyiekuna later took his child to a nearby clinic
where after examining the girl, a nurse told him that the girl’s hymen has been
broken.
The case of defilement was reported to the state
family law centre, a special court in charge of treating such cases and other
issues.
At the court, the suspect denied having carnal
knowledge of the girl.
The Chairman of the court, Mrs. Elizabeth Nwali
petitioned the state Commissioner of Police, CP Peace Ibekwe over the matter,
calling for her intervention and investigation.
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