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BY SUNNY A. DAVID
The Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has arrested a guardian, whose name was given simply as Sunday, for impregnating a 13-year- old girl under his care.
The Spokesperson of the Ministry, Miss Chidimma Ikeanyionwu disclosed this to our correspondent on Monday in Awka, the Anambra State Capital.
Miss Ikeanyionwu said the culprit had been arrested and would be charged to court soon, adding that the Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Hon. Ify Obinabo, had vowed that the State government would not tolerate such callous and indecent acts.
“As many people as indulge in such action, government will ensure that they will not go scot free,” She stated.
Meanwhile, the 13-year-old girl (name withheld) who was recently delivered of a baby had been rescued by the Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, and kept in a safe place.
The news of the delivery of a baby of the teenage girl broke out on social media at the weekend, promoting the Social Welfare Ministry to go in search of her.
The teenage mother was rescued by a rescue team from the Ministry and taken to a safe place.
Speaking with journalists, the teenage mother said she was put in the family way by her guardian, who was identified as Mr. Sunday.
The girl who hails from Akwa Ibom, while her biological parents live in Anambra State said she was not the only one involved in Mr. Sunday’s act for defiling children.
She said, “Mr. Sunday’s wife is known as Madam Ghana. This started when Madam Ghana travelled to the village. I’m not the only one involved. There is another girl who is seven years old, Mr. Sunday used to sleep with her too.
“I once told Madam Ghana about it, and she cautioned her husband, but when it continued, I could not do much any longer.”
