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Kindly share<\/p>\n
Nwalobi Fredrick, a 41-year-old artisan, has impregnated his 16-year-old in-law in Ekwulobia, Anambra State.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Ebonyi State-born suspect is now in police net after his arrest by the police, following a report by the victim’s family to the office of the Women and Social Welfare Commissioner in Awka.<\/span><\/p>\n Chidinma Ikeanyionwu, the media aide to the Women and Social Welfare Commissioner, Hon Ify Obinabo, on Thursday, July 25, 2024,said in a statement\u00a0 the suspect blamed the devil for the crime.<\/span><\/p>\n The statement read: \u201cContrary to what the suspect had earlier told the Honourable Commissioner, the 16-year-old girl stated that the incident started after she was kept in her in-law’s care in late January to enable her finish her secondary education since the demise of her mother.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “She explained that it was just a day after settling in his house that Mr Nwalobi first had carnal knowledge of her and ever since has been having his way with her body.<\/span><\/p>\n “Upon further interrogation, she revealed that she’s already four months gone, and ever since she became pregnant, her in-law has refused to take responsibility for putting her in a family way.<\/span><\/p>\n “Meanwhile, the 41-year-old suspect, who remarried in April after the death of his first wife, says he doesn’t have money to take care of the girl since he now has his own family.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOn her part, the women and social welfare Commissioner, Hon Ify Obinabo, despite the suspect’s plea, handed him over to the Ekwulobia Divisional police for further investigation.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Suspect By Amah Kindly share Nwalobi Fredrick, a 41-year-old artisan, has impregnated his 16-year-old in-law in Ekwulobia, Anambra State.\u00a0 The…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,2],"tags":[370],"class_list":["post-1200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-news","tag-ministry-of-women-and-social-welfare"],"yoast_head":"\n