Thirty-year-old Blessing Augustine, who hails from
Kogi State but resides in Lugbe Zone 4, Abuja, the
Federal Capital Territory, has been accused of
defiling the one-year-old daughter of his
neighbour. While pretending to play with her, he
allegedly poked his finger at different times into the
baby girl’s genital and in the process broke her
hymen. The alleged act of Augustine came to light
when the baby’s father reported him to the police
and he was arrested. The baby was taken to
Gwarimpa General Hospital and Amaco Hospital, a
private health facility, where doctors in both places
confirmed that she was defiled.
Recounting how the deeds of the suspect were
uncovered, Nnamdi Chukwu, father of the baby told
Sunday Sun: “The ugly incident happened on June
13, 2015, when I heard my baby crying. I asked
my wife to find out why the baby was crying. She
said that Augustine told her that the little child saw
a chicken and was frightened. But somehow the
baby could not stop crying, which obviously meant
that she was in pain. So, I checked her thoroughly
and saw little blood in her private part (genital).
“Prior to this time, there was a day my wife was
preparing for a birthday party and had gone into
the bathroom to bathe. Augustine came quietly to
our room and carried the baby without her
knowledge. When she heard the baby crying, she
asked Augustine, who responded that he was
playing with the baby, so we didn’t suspect
anything.
But on that June 13, when the baby continued to
cry in pain, after Augustine claimed that the baby
saw a chicken, I took her to Gwarimpa General
Hospital, where a doctor examined her and
confirmed that she was defiled.
I immediately reported the matter at Lugbe Police
Station and Augustine was arrested. We have lived
in the same compound with him for about one
year. I want justice to be done.”
The suspect, who spoke with Sunday Sun in police
custody, admitted that he had on several
occasions taken the baby to his room to “play”
with her, concurring with the account of the baby’s
parent about the chicken story, but he denied the
allegation made against him.
His words: “I do play with the little baby.
One day, she suddenly started crying and the
mother asked me and I told her that the baby saw
a chicken in the compound. I know always carry
the baby from the room to the kitchen and play
with her. I am the only person that always play
with her. I do carry the baby sometimes without
the knowledge of the mother to my room and play
with her. “But I don’t know what they are saying
that I raped the little baby.
I don’t know who manipulated (defiled) the baby
and raped her.”
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in the FCT,
Mr Wilson Inalegwu who confirmed the story
assured that the suspect would be charged to
court after the completion of investigations into the
matter.
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