Anietie Tim, a 40-year-old male, was arrested by the Anambra State Government on Thursday after he raped a 14-year-old girl in Onitsha.
The suspect eluded agents of the Anambra State Ministry of Women Affairs and Children’s Welfare before being apprehended.
During questioning, the suspect—who is from Etinan in Akwa Ibom State—said he was unaware that the victim was a kid. He claimed that the girl was the one who was luring him, and as a full-blooded guy, he was forced to respond to her overtures.
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He said: “She was my girlfriend, and she was always feeling hungry as her family was starving her, so she always comes to me.”
Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Ify Obinabo, who questioned the suspect in her office, directed that he be handed over to the police.
She said: “He will be appearing before the Children, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Magistrate court in Awka to answer for his crime.
“The incident happened in 2022 after which the suspect has been evading arrest. He had on different occasions threatened the mother of his victim claiming to be untouchable.”
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