Among the suspects is a middle-aged man said to have been having sexual relations with his daughter, during which he allegedly infected her with a serious viral disease.
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‎The Anambra State Police Command has arraigned five suspects before a Special Court sitting in Awka over allegations bordering on rape, sexual abuse and child abuse-related offences, including a disturbing incest case involving a father and his daughter.
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‎Among the suspects is a middle-aged man said to have been having sexual relations with his daughter, during which he allegedly infected her with a serious viral disease.
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‎The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, saying the suspects were taken before the court after investigations were concluded by operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department.
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‎Ikenga said the offences occurred in different parts of the state and added that the Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, had described the crimes as “heinous and unacceptable.”
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‎“The five suspects will be arraigned today, May 6, 2026, before the Special Court sitting in Awka,” the statement said.
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‎According to the police, one of the cases was received on April 22, 2026, involving the defilement of a 16-year-old girl from Ogbunike Police Division.
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‎“The suspect, Chukwuemeka Chidiebere, male, aged 26 years, a security personnel at the estate in the area, allegedly attacked the victim while she was on her way to visit a friend within the estate,” the statement said.
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‎“He was said to have dragged her into an uncompleted building within the estate where he forcefully had unlawful carnal knowledge of her. Meanwhile, the suspect has made a confessional statement.”
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‎In another case, the police said a report was received on April 23, 2026, from Neni Police Divisional Headquarters concerning the defilement of an 11-year-old girl.
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‎“The male suspect, Uchenna Muojama, aged 36 years, allegedly lured the victim inside his barbing saloon where he forcefully had unlawful carnal knowledge of her. The operatives have further obtained a medical report for the court proceedings,” Ikenga said.
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‎The command also said that on April 21, 2025, a case of defilement was transferred from Central Police Station, Awka, involving a 52-year-old man, Chukwudi Nwayata, who allegedly took advantage of the mental condition of an 11-year-old girl and raped her.
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‎In a separate case transferred from Oko Police Station on April 23, 2026, the police said Rapuruchukwu Ezenandu, a 46-year-old man, allegedly had sexual relations with his 20-year-old daughter from when she was 17.
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‎“The case came to light after the victim tested HIV positive during a hospital visit. The suspect has made a confessional statement,” the statement added.
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‎The fifth suspect, a woman identified as Eucharia Ezenwanne, was accused of subjecting two children, Echetuna Ezenwanne, 6, and Chikaima Ezenwanne, 4, to severe physical abuse using a wire.
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‎According to the police, the woman claimed she had adopted the children from a motherless babies’ home in Onitsha.
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‎Orutugu said the command remains committed to protecting vulnerable persons, especially children, and ensuring that offenders are brought to justice.
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