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The Digest:

The Enugu State government has confirmed the arrest of a man accused of committing an unthinkable breach of trust, alleging he defiled his two biological daughters, aged two and five. Ozioma Okonkwo was taken into custody following a distress call, a case that lays bare the hidden violence within the very spaces meant to be safest for children.

Key Points:
  • Ozioma Okonkwo was arrested on October 25 for allegedly defiling his two young daughters.
  • The children, aged two and five, have been moved to a government shelter.
  • They are currently receiving medical care and psychosocial support.
  • The suspect, a native of Imo State, is in police custody awaiting prosecution.
  • The children's mother is also receiving trauma counselling from state services.
  • The Commissioner for Gender Affairs condemned the "heart-wrenching" crime.
  • The government reiterated its zero-tolerance policy for gender-based violence.
When a protector becomes a predator, it shatters the foundational trust of childhood. This case forces a painful confrontation with the darkness that can reside behind closed doors, a stark reminder of the urgent, continuous fight to protect the most vulnerable among us, to ensure they are Rooted in the Storm.

Sources: Nigerian Bulletin