Oluwapelumi Fasoyin
Anambra State government, has arrested a 43 years old man for raping his four-year-old biological daughter.
The alleged suspect committed the crime at their residence in No. 33 area of Onitsha, Anambra State.
The State Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Lady Ndidi Mezue, also confirmed this to journalists in Awka, yesterday.
Lady Ndidi disclosed that she received the report of the rape incident through a concerned citizen and immediately dispatched a team of social workers and another security agency to effect the arrest of the man who works as a conductor in the commercial city of Onitsha.
It was then learnt that the rape, which occurred a few weeks ago was discovered when the mother of the girl returned from the hospital where she was delivered of a baby girl.
However on getting home she discovered that her first daughter was feeling pains in her private parts, she then demanded to know what happened.
The four-year old girl explained to her disbelief, that the father had fingered her and also had canal knowledge of her.
The Commissioner stated that medical examination on the child confirmed that there was penetration and serious injury on the girl’s private parts.
She added that investigation into what transpired between the man and his biological daughter is still ongoing and that the woman and her three daughters have been evacuated and are being cared for by the Anambra State ministry of women and children affairs.
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