A man has been arrested for allegedly defiling his underage maid in Anambra State.
According to reports, the suspect, identified as Mr Francis Ogwu, 65, a native of Imo State, the General Overseer of Jesus House of Joy Church, Awka was arrested after alarm was raised for allegedly raping his 7-year-old maid three times.
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Speaking on the incident to the commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, the victim said the suspect rapes her and then gives her money.
She said:
“He usually gives me money, from N500 to N1000, after each experience.
“Sometimes, his wife accuses me of snatching her husband from her.
“What prompted my leaving the house was the repeated beating I received from the daughter over irrelevant issues.”
Speaking on this, the victim’s mother, Destiny Nwabueze, a native of Awka, said she had handed her daughter to the family of the suspect because of the long-standing relationship they had enjoyed.
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She said:
“I quickly invited the Oga to my house. But when he came, he denied the allegations, which made me to raise the alarm that attracted other persons.”
Upon interrogations, the suspect denied all allegations of penetration,
He said: “I just fingered the girl once.”
