A 30 year old man identified as Mr Chinonso Ezekiel Nwaebonyi, has been arrested for allegedly defiling his neighbor’s 7-year-old daughter in Anambra State.
The mother of the victim reported the matter to the Ministry of Women’s Affairs after discovering the abuse while bathing her daughter.
The victim accused Nwaebonyi of defiling her, stating that it had been a regular occurrence when she and her twin brothers visited his compound to play.
The mother took her daughter to a pharmacy for treatment and also complained to Nwaebonyi’s guardian before reporting to the ministry’s officials, who immediately arrested the suspect.
Nwaebonyi, an indigene of Izzi in Ebonyi State, confessed to the crime but claimed it only happened once.
He stated that he did not force the girl but asked her to raise her clothes and lie down on the ground. The suspect has been handed over to the police for prosecution.