A mother is seeking justice for her 3-year-old daughter who was raped by her 30-year-old neighbour, Peter Ewanta.
The incident occurred at Ewanta Street off New Lagos Road in Benin City, Edo State.
The woman, identified as Mrs. Nkechi Amaechi, said the suspect’s family members refused to pay for medical treatment for her daughter, adding that the girl had been manifesting several symptoms since she was forcibly defiled.
The suspect, who was a next door neighbour, had lured her daughter into his room under the pretext of buying biscuit for her and defiled her.
She said: “I saw my daughter walking funny. When I checked, I saw that her vagina was very wide. It was wider than that of a woman that just gave birth.
“The man was begging me and later wanted to fight me. I had to call the police. I do not have money to take care of my daughter. I want help from people for proper medical treatment.”
“My daughter has not been able to pass out excreta since Sunday when the incident occurred. Her stomach is now swelling”, she cries out.
Spokesman for the Edo Police Command, DSP Stephen Onwochei, confirmed the incident and said the suspect has been arrested.