The alleged immoral act of
Augustine came to light when the baby’s father reported him to the police and
he was arrested.
Thirty-year-old Blessing Augustine, who hails from Kogi State but resides in Lugbe Zone 4, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, has been accused of defiling the one-year-old daughter of his neighbour. While pretending to play with her, he allegedly poked his finger at different times into the baby girl’s genital and in the process broke her hymen.
Thirty-year-old Blessing Augustine, who hails from Kogi State but resides in Lugbe Zone 4, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, has been accused of defiling the one-year-old daughter of his neighbour. While pretending to play with her, he allegedly poked his finger at different times into the baby girl’s genital and in the process broke her hymen.
The baby was taken to
Gwarimpa General Hospital and Amaco Hospital, a private health facility, where
doctors in both places confirmed that she was defiled.
Recounting how the deeds of
the suspect were uncovered, Nnamdi Chukwu, father of the baby told Sunday Sun:
“The ugly incident happened
on June 13, 2015, when I heard my baby crying. I asked my wife to find out why
the baby was crying. She said that Augustine told her that the little child saw
a chicken and was frightened. But somehow the baby could not stop crying, which
obviously meant that she was in pain. So, I checked her thoroughly and saw
little blood in her private part (genital).
“Prior to this time, there
was a day my wife was preparing for a birthday party and had gone into the
bathroom to bathe. Augustine came quietly to our room and carried the baby
without her knowledge. When she heard the baby crying, she asked Augustine,
who responded that he was playing with the baby, so we didn’t suspect anything.
But on that June 13, when
the baby continued to cry in pain, after Augustine claimed that the baby saw a
chicken, I took her to Gwarimpa General Hospital, where a doctor examined her
and confirmed that she was defiled.
I immediately reported the
matter at Lugbe Police Station and Augustine was arrested. We have lived in the
same compound with him for about one year. I want justice to be done.”
The suspect, who spoke with
Sunday Sun in police custody, admitted that he had on several occasions taken
the baby to his room to “play” with her, concurring with the account of the
baby’s parent about the chicken story, but he denied the allegation made
against him.
His words:
“I do play with the little
baby.One day, she suddenly started crying and the mother asked me and I told
her that the baby saw a chicken in the compound. I know always carry the baby
from the room to the kitchen and play with her. I am the only person that
always play with her. I do carry the baby sometimes without the knowledge of
the mother to my room and play with her. “But I don’t know what they are saying
that I raped the little baby.
I don’t know who fingered
(defiled) the baby and raped her.”
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in the
FCT, Mr Wilson Inalegwu who confirmed the story assured that the suspect would
be charged to court after the completion of investigations into the matter.
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