Christopher Isiguzo in Enugu
No fewer than 471 cases of rape, defilement,
sexual assaults as well as domestic violence have
been recorded in Enugu state in the past 24 months
with cases involving minors between the ages of
eight months and 18 years accounting for 60 per cent of the number.
Of the number, the three councils within the
metropolis – Enugu East, Enugu South and Enugu
North – witnessed 349 cases while the remaining
14 councils experienced with rest with Igboeze
North experiencing only one rape case. Also, a case of a father (names withheld) who
sexually molested his three daughters from the
ages of 5, 7 and 9 was reported to the police. It was
gathered that the children in question told the
police that their father usually penetrates the eldest
child with his penis while insisting that the other children face the wall as he penetrates them with
his fingers.
The man is said to be presently detained at the
Uwani police station while efforts are being made to
transfer the case to the State Criminal Investigation
Department of the state police command. Speaking during a media round-table organised by
the Women Aid Collective/Tamar Sexual Assault
Referral Centre, (SARC) Enugu on the activities of
the SARC in the past two years, the Executive
Director of WACOL, Dr Joy Ezeilo, said the agency,
which is a joint initiative of Women’s Aid Collective in collaboration with the Enugu state government,
had made startling discoveries since its formation
two years ago.