{"id":3745,"date":"2025-12-25T08:55:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T08:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=3745"},"modified":"2025-12-25T08:55:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T08:55:52","slug":"police-arrest-man-for-allegedly-defiling-7-year-old-niece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/12\/25\/police-arrest-man-for-allegedly-defiling-7-year-old-niece\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Arrest Man For Allegedly Defiling 7-year-old Niece"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Police in Imo State have arrested a 43- year- old man, Kelechi Nwosu, native of Umuobi Umukam in Obollo Autonomous Community, Isiala Mbano, for allegedly defiling his seven year- old niece.<br \/><br \/>The suspect was arrested by his kinsmen and handed over to Police at Isiala Mbano Divisional Headquarters from where he was taken to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, in Owerri.<br \/><br \/>The incident was brought to the public domain through the effort of a human rights organization, Stand For Humanity Foundation, the group that escalated the matter that led to the picking up of the suspect.<br \/><br \/>The group\u2019s Coordinator Chidiebube Okeoma, disclosed that the organization collaborated with the suspect\u2019s kinsmen to effect his arrest.<br \/><br \/>He informed that medical investigations carried out at the Police clinic in Owerri revealed that the child was abused.<br \/><br \/>A statement made by the minor revealed that the suspect defied her on two separate occasions when everyone had left the home for the farm.<br \/><br \/>The organization commended the youth of the Community for demonstrating that they are true apostles of justice and urge other Communities in the State and beyond to emulate the youths of the Community in fighting child abuses in the society.<br \/><br \/>The organization also commended the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of State Criminal and Investigations Department \u2013 Owerri, for the professional commitment he deployed since the incident was reported to him.<br \/><br \/>The Spokesperson for the Police in the State, Henry Okoye, disclosed that the suspect would be arraigned at the conclusion of the investigations by the Command.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Police in Imo State have arrested a 43- year- old man, Kelechi Nwosu, native of Umuobi Umukam in Obollo Autonomous Community, Isiala Mbano, for allegedly defiling his seven year- old niece. 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