Crime

63 Year Old Man in Police Net for Defiling Two Year-Old Girl

By Web News 629


A 63 year old man, Sunday Igbinokhuaihe has been arrested by men of the Edo State Police Command for defiling a two-year-old girl.
It was gathered that the incident happened in Uronigbe, Orhionmwon local government area of the state where the suspect is said to be a neighbour to the parents of the little girl.
The old man was alleged to have lured the girl into his room, using a loaf of bread and thereafter used his finger to break the hymen, while the girl’s mother was in the kitchen preparing dinner.
It was further gathered that the mother of the child noticed that something was amiss, when her daughter screamed while she attempted to bath her later in the evening.
The little girl was said to have described to her mother, how Igbinokhuaihe used his finger on her private part, a situation that prompted the mother to raise alarm that attracted neighbours.
The matter was said to have been reported at the Urhonigbe Police station and the suspect was arrested before he was later transferred to Abudu Police Division.
Igbinokhuaihe was subsequently transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, of the Edo State Police command in Benin city, where he is currently being detained pending the conclusion of investigation.
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Crime

Osun Court Remands Man for Molesting 5 year Old

By Web News 648

An Osun Magistrate court sitting in Osogbo the state capital has ordered the remand of a 35 year old man Femi Michael over allegedly molesting minor. 

Police prosecutor, inspector Adeoye Kayode told the court that the accused person committed the offence on Sunday at about 8:00pm at Kolawole Street Esuyale compound Osogbo. 

He alleged that the offence committed by the accused person was contrary and punishable under section 249(D), 359 and 222 of the Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol ll Law of Osun State 2020. 

The accused person pleaded not guilty to the offence.

Defence Counsel, Mr Emmanuel Nwoke applied for the bail of the accused person in most liberal term. 

However, the prosecutor opposed the bail application made by the Counsel on the ground that the victim was an infant adding that the pedophilia is rampant in the society.

In his ruling, the Magistrate, Mr Abayomi Ajala ordered the remand of the accused person in Ilesa correctional center

He thereby adjourned the matter till October 16th for ruling on bail the application.

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Crime

Wife Wants Husband Prosecuted for Defiling 3 Daughters

By Web News 880

Mrs Christaina Tobias has called for the prosecution of her husband Uchenna Tobias from Imo State for allegedly defiling their three daughters. 

Mrs Tobias in an interview with Radio Nigeria appealed to the Rivers State Police command to ensure that her husband faces justice. 

Narrating her ordeal, the mother of four said the incident happened in May this year when she was leaving for the market and asked her ten year old daughter to birth her younger sister but a female neighbor who opted to bath the five year old girl discovered that the child has been penetrated. 

She explained that the neighbour  informed her about it and they took the child to the hospital for medical examination.

The woman explained that when her husband noticed she was aware of his latest atrocities escaped from the house and had not been seen until yesterday when he was arrested.

Mrs Tobias also revealed that she had sometime in 2012 caught her husband  molesting their ten year old daughter who was two years old  then and when she  raised alarm on the matter her mother in-law with her husband beat her up while the village women warned her not to mention the case again. 

The suspect Uchenna Tobias aged 38 years is now in Police net in Port Harcourt.

Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer Mr. Nnamdi Omoni is yet to respond to the matter as of the time of filing this report.

FRCN South-South