The Anambra State Ministry of Women and Children’s Welfare has rescued a 13-year-old girl who recently delivered a baby.
The teenage mother (name withheld), who hails from Akwa Ibom State, said she was put in the family way by her guardian, whom she identified simply as Mr. Sunday.
She was rescued by the team from the ministry and taken to a safer place after news of her delivery broke out on social media over the weekend.
The spokesperson for the ministry, Miss Chidimma Ikeanyionwu, who disclosed this to journalists on Monday, added that Mr. Sunday, who impregnated the teenager was arrested on Sunday night and handed over to the police.
Speaking during an interview, the victim explained that she was not the only victim involved in her guardian’s knack for defiling children, adding that the defilement started when the culprit’s wife travelled to the village.
She said, “Mr Sunday’s wife is known as Madam Ghana. This started when Madam Ghana travelled to the village. I am 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.”
Speaking further, Ikeanyionwu said the culprit would soon be charged in court.
Ikeanyionwu quoted the Commissioner for Women and Children’s Welfare, Ify Obinabo, as saying that the Anambra State government would not tolerate such indecent action and that as many people engage in such acts, the government will ensure they do not go free.