The suspect, Kenneth Nwangwu, was nabbed by the Police following a tipoff by a whistle-blower.
A 40-year-old man is in the custody of police in Anambra state for allegedly defiling his nine-year-old daughter.
The incident happened in Akama village, Igbo-ukwu in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The suspect, Kenneth Nwangwu, was nabbed by the Police following a tipoff by a whistle-blower.
The suspect, in Police custody at State Criminal and Investigation Department (CID), Awka, however denied the allegations, insisting it was the handiwork of his enemies.
“I didn’t have any carnal knowledge of my daughter. It is my enemies at work because they are envious of me. I only feed her and nothing more,” he claimed.
The Nation gathered the suspect had no source of livelihood and had been the only parent of the victim after his former wife left them many years ago.
A medical examination carried out on the victim revealed there was defilement.
Reacting, Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Hon. Ify Obinabo pledged preparedness to ensure justice for the minor.
She decried growing cases of defilement in the state, encouraging residents to “always say something when you see something.”
Obinabo assured that cases already transferred to the State High Court would receive speedy justice delivery as the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence High Court would soon commence sitting.