In the last few weeks, no fewer than five children have, allegedly, been
defiled in Benin-City by men old enough to be their fathers. On
Thursday, Edo State Police Command paraded 32 suspected criminals,
amongst them, three accused of defiling children. The suspects include
a pastor with the Deeper Life Bible Church, Abudu, Edo State, Eze
Fidelis, who was said to have had carnal knowledge of two girls: Joy, 9,
and Anthonia,11.
There is also the case of one Grace, 12, who was sent on an errand by
her mother to get her a rechargeable lantern from a hall within their
compound. When the said girl failed to return after 30 minutes, the
mother went in search of her, only to discover that one Segun Oteru,
42, was allegedly having carnal knowledge of her in the hall.
The woman raised the alarm which attracted members of the public while the suspect was arrested.