A police corporal has been arrested by the Ebonyi State Juvenile Welfare Centre (JWC) for allegedly defiling a three-year-old girl and nursery 2.
The suspect, Samuel Okere, was said to have committed the act in Ugbodo at the victim father’s house when she returned from school.
Leadership reports that the victim’s parents had gone for their teaching jobs when the police officer allegedly committed the act.
According to a source who prefered anonymity, when the parents returned from work, the little girl started complaining of pains in her private part as she could not walk properly; which made the father, Emmanuel Iyiekuna, ask her what happened to her in the private part and she told him that the policeman inserted something inside her.
When Iyiekuna went to Okere’s house, the latter allegedly admitted committing the crime but said he only used his finger on the girl and not his manhood. He offered the victim’s father N50,000 to keep quiet but he rejected it.
Iyiekuna later reported the matter to the state family law centre, a special court in charge of treating such cases, after a nurse examined the little and confirmed that her organ had been broken, the corporal denied having carnal knowledge.
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.
By press time, CPL Samuel Okere has been taken to the police for interrogation an investigation.