Thursday, July 25, 2024-A 41-year-old man, Nwalobi Fredrick is in police custody for impregnating his 16-year-old in-law in Ekwulobia, Anambra State.
The artisan from Ebonyi state was arrested after the family of the
teenage girl reported the incident at the office of the Women and Social
Welfare Commissioner in Awka.
Chidinma
Ikeanyionwu, the media aide to the Women and Social Welfare Commissioner, Hon Ify Obinabo, who
disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, July 25, 2024, said the suspect
blamed the devil for the crime.
“Contrary to what the suspect had earlier
told the Honourable Commissioner, the 16-year-old girl stated that the incident
started after she was kept in her in-law's care in late January to enable her
finish her secondary education since the demise of her mother,” the statement
read.
"She explained that it was just a
day after settling in his house that Mr Nwalobi first had carnal knowledge of
her and ever since has been having his way with her body.
"Upon further interrogation, she
revealed that she's already four months gone, and ever since she became
pregnant, her in-law has refused to take responsibility for putting her in a
family way.
"Meanwhile, the 41-year-old
suspect, who remarried in April after the death of his first wife, says he
doesn't have money to take care of the girl since he now has his own family.
“On her part, the women and social welfare
Commissioner, Hon Ify Obinabo, despite the suspect's plea, handed him over to
the Ekwulobia Divisional police for further investigation.”
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