Court In Awka Adjourns Case Of Father Accused Of Defiling Biological Children
Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka has adjourned hearing in the case of a father accused of defiling his biological children.
The three girls are aged eighteen Months, that is One and half years, the other one is four years old and the eldest, eight years old.
A prosecution witness from the Child Protection Network, CPN, under the Anambra State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, had, in May 2022, informed the Court that a whistleblower at Enugwu-Ukwu community in Njikoka Council Area of Anambra State, drew their attention to the alleged incident.
The culprit, forty-eight year old Thomas Igbo from Igboetiti in Enugu state with was arrested with the help of operatives of Enugwu-Ukwu Community Vigilant Group and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC.
The prosecution witness further told the court that after one of the children confirmed that she has been defiled by their father, the three children were taken to Ntasi Centre for Sexual Assault Cases at the General Hospital Enugwu-Ukwu, where medical tests conducted confirmed that they were actually defiled.
Presiding Judge, Justice Ike Ogu, after listening to the witness, adjourned the matter to 15th June and 18th July 2023, for cross examination and continuation of trial.
However, when interviewed, the accused told reporters that he was wrongfully accused of defiling his children and detained for over a year and seven months, and that after bail, his entire family, including the wife, has relocated back to their village in Enugu State because of his ordeal.
Executive Director, Creative Minds Center for Youth and Community Development, Ugochi Freeman, Director, Davina Care Foundation, Yohanna Rachel, and Oluchikwu Chukwuenyem of Safe Nest Foundation are representing the Child Protection Network, CPN in the case.
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