Three-year-old girl raped in Enugu

A three-year-old girl has been raped at Amofia Imezi, Affa area of Enugu State, by one Mr Ismail.

Ismail, who raped the minor on Friday, August 28, 2020, has been arrested by the police.

The Women’s Aid Collective (WACOL), an NGO that promotes human rights of women and young people said that a medical test that was done confirmed the hymen of the girl was broken.

“Meanwhile, a medical report already confirmed that the hymen of the child was broken.

“We at WACOL TAMAR SARC will follow through to ensure that there are no cover-ups and the victim gets justice.

“Ultimately Mr Ismail will face the full wrath of the law for his evil act and sheer display of cruelty on an innocent three-year-old girl. We are also providing counselling support to the distraught parents,” the organisation said in a tweet.

WACOL added that its legal team had reached out to the Investigative Police Officer in-charge of the case at the 9th Mile Police Division and in line with the instruction of the Commissioner of Police; the case will be transferred to the state CID for further investigation and arraignment in court.

The organisation also promised to provide good medical care and psycho-social support for the victim.