Crime

37-Year-Old Man Nigerian Defiles 4-Year-Old Child In Abia State.

Ekeke confessed he was HIV-positive.

Published

10 months ago

July 23, 2023

Stella Charles Akupue

37-Year-Old Man Nigerian Defiles 4-Year-Old Child In Abia State.

A 37-year-old Nigerian man, Chiemela Victor Ekeke, has been jailed.

The man, who raped a four-year-old girl in Umuahia recently, has been jailed for life by a Magistrate’s Court in Umuahia, Abia State.

Ekeke, who is 37 years of age, had, after being apprehended by the relatives of the little child, confessed that he was HIV-positive, even with a claim that his viral problem had been “flushed” by his doctor.

Delivering her ruling on the matter, the Presiding Magistrate, N. Lekwa, said that the Court had, in the last sitting found the accused person guilty of infant defilement.

Before being jailed, the defendant was discharged on count 1, bordering on conspiracy.

A second defendant in the matter was discharged and acquitted, as the Court determined that he had no common intention or anything linking him to the crime.

The prosecuting counsel, Okezuonu Obioma, applauded the decision of the Court, saying that it was in tandem with the position of the law in the defilement of a minor.

37-Year-Old Man Nigerian Defiles 4-Year-Old Child In Abia State.

Ekeke had confessed to having carnal knowledge of the minor but pleaded for leniency, claiming that he only used his fingers to touch the private part of the kid while keeping her on his lap.

He further confessed to being HIV positive, even though he claimed his doctor told him his viral load was small and had already been flushed away.

He further blamed the devil for misleading him.