The suspect was arrested after the family of the teenage girl reported the incident at the office of the Women and Social Welfare Commissioner in Awka.
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 41-year-old man, Nwalobi Fredrick for allegedly impregnating his 16-year-old in-law in Ekwulobia, Anambra State.
The suspect was arrested after the family of the teenage girl reported the incident at the office of the Women and Social Welfare Commissioner in Awka.
According to a statement released on Thursday by Chidinma Ikeanyionwu, the media aide to the Women and Social Welfare Commissioner, Hon. Ify Obinabo, the suspect blamed the devil for the crime.
The statement read, “Contrary 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.
“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.
“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.”
Meanwhile, the 41-year-old suspect, who remarried in April after the death of his first wife, reportedly said he did not have money to take care of the girl.
“On 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.”