Operatives of the National Agency for the
Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has arrested a 51-year-old
Civil Engineer for impregnating his 15-year-old househelp.
The engineer, Oluwadare Adesanmi, based in the Federal
Capital Territory Abuja, was alleged to have sexually abused his underage
househelp, leading to pregnancy.
The victim, a Junior Secondary School Student (JSS)
of a government school in the Dutse area of the Federal Capital Territory, was
hired by the family as househelp about two years ago and has been living with
them in their one-bedroom apartment before the incident.
Press and Public Relations Unit, NAPTIP, Adekoye
Vincent said that the victim, during her painful narration, disclosed that the
Ondo State born man forced her to have sexual intercourse with him on two
occasions in the sitting room where she sleeps. On the two occasions, he
threatened to deal with her if she talks to anyone about it.
“According to her, the first time was when his wife
travelled and the man sneaked into the parlor where she was sleeping, touched
her and forced his way into her after covering her mouth so that she wouldn’t
shout out. That was the day he deflowered her and it was the man who cleaned up
the blood stains and took away the bed spread she used to cover herself,”
explained Vincent.
Vincent further said: “The matter came to the open after
one of the teachers in her school noticed some of the changes in the girl. She
was now taken to the hospital where a pregnancy test was done and it came out
positive. Upon interrogation, the man confessed but maintained that he only
slept with her once.”
The development came on the heel of warning by the
Director-General of NAPTIP, Dame Julie Okah Donli, that parents, henceforth,
would be held responsible for any reported case of child abuse or defilement.
Okah Donli said: “It is the responsibility of
parents to protect and shield their wards from any form of abuse.”
The NAPTIP
boss gave the warning, while reacting to the report of increase in the cases of
child abuse and sexual exploitation across the country.
Okah-Donli, who said the suspect will soon be
arraigned in court after the completion of investigation, expressed sadness
over the reported cases of child abuse, sexual exploitation and defilement
across the country, stressing that the ugly development portends great danger
to the nation.
Her words: “I am particularly sad over the increase
in cases of sexual abuse and defilement of children across the country
particularly the female child. It beats my imagination that children that God
gave to us as our future could be turned to sex machine by some persons most of
who are well respected in the society. This evil act must stop and I want to
warn that NAPTIP shall henceforth hold parents of such children responsible
because from all indications, it is the parents that often give them out to
those sexually famished individuals thereby jeopardizing the future of such
children in the process. Enough is enough.”
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