On Sunday, the Ebonyi Police Command announced the arrest of Felix Anyaegbulam, a University Professor, for allegedly defiling a minor.
Mr. Anyaegbulam is a Professor of Geophysics at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI), in the State’s Ikwo local government area.
The professor is accused of sexually abusing his 13-year-old domestic assistant, who is from Ebonyi’s Ezza North local government area.
The suspect is in police custody, according to the state police spokeswoman, Loveth Odah, who sent a WhatsApp message to media in Abakaliki.
“The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Aliyu Garba, has ordered a discreet investigation into the matter as await the medical screening/report of the victim,” she said.
The state Coordinator, Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Faithvin Nwancho, who reported the incident to the police decried the act of (alleged) rape.
Ms. Nwancho urged the police to ensure justice on the matter, noting that the professor ”had once impregnated another teenager which led to her dropping out of school.”
“This professor at the AI-FUNAI has been having sex with the 13-year-old girl. The girl stays with him, but every blessed day of this girl’s life, this man violates her sexually.
“He sleeps with her. As God may have it, we were told about it and so we moved into action and the girl was rescued. A complaint was made to the police and he was arrested,” the coordinator stated.
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