Man Defiles 8-Month-Old Daughter in Enugu

A non governmental organization, Tamar Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Tamar SARC, on Wednesday expressed worry over activities of rapists in Enugu State.Executive Director of the Women Aid Collective, WACOL, Dr. Mrs. Joy Ezeilo, who disclosed this at a media forum, gave a graphic detail of some of the cases.
Expressing concern over the development, Ezeilo disclosed that: “On the 21st of March 2016, an eight-month old infant, referred to Tamar SARC from a State owned hospital was brought to the center by her mother to report serial defilement by her father in Emene.“The mother detailed her husband’s strange behavior. She explained that she observed that her husband often had an erection when he carried his daughter on his lap. She also mentioned that her husband would purposefully send her out of the house to be alone with the daughter in a locked room.
“Though her daughter cannot yet speak, she noticed that her daughter would let out loud shouts of pain when alone with Mr. N. Her suspicions were heightened on 20th of March 2016 due to an incident that she described in detail: ‘I was feeding the baby when my husband who was eating outside came in complaining that he was disturbed by flies. He then told me to go and get his cup of water and leave the baby with him. While I was returning I heard the girl scream and cry. When I asked him what happened he explained that he had scared our daughter with a grin (facial expression).’”
The case, according to her, has been reported to the police.