A seven-year-old primary three pupil has narrated how her father identified as Chukwuemeka Odunzie, paid her after sexually abusing her in their home located at Ojokoro Housing Estate, Meiran, Ijaiye, Lagos State. It was learnt that the sexual abuse on the minor by her own father started early last year. The girl whose identity was withheld said: “My daddy usually gives me money after touching my private part or putting his joystick in my mouth. He touches my private part when my mother is outside washing clothes or when she is not in the house.”
Narrating her ordeal, the victim’s mother, Mrs Odunzie, said: “Last year, my son told me that his younger sister was fond of playing with her private parts. It sounded strange that a seven-year-old child would be doing that. “I will talk to her, scold her and sometimes beat her. There was a time I told my husband. “All he said was that if she was acting strangely I should take her to any of these white garment churches. I was alarmed when one day, while we were in the sitting room, she started touching and playing with herself.
“Immediately, I called her inside the room and asked her what the problem was. I asked her if anyone was fiddling with her private parts. She said it was her father that always touched her private parts and that after touching her private parts, he would give her money. “I confronted my husband when he returned from work but he denied vehemently. I reported a case of defilement to Ebenezer Divisional Police and the policemen invited my husband for questioning.
“He was arrested later by the police, who gave me a report to take my daughter to the hospital. The doctor said there had been no penetration, but that there is an opening in her virginal and advised that the victim be tested for infection. “By the time we came back from the hospital, the IPO said it was a family issue and that we should go home and settle the case.
