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Man in prison for raping 11 year-old girl in Warri

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The Magistrate Court (5) Sitting in Warri, Delta State has remanded a forty-year-old man, Joseph Obiajulu in prison custody for allegedly raping an eleven-year-old girl, Miss Chiamaka Chima, DAILY POST can report.
The Court presided over by Magistrate Evelyn Ehwrudje adjourned the case to 31st of January 2018 for hearing.
Joseph Obiajulu was alleged to have raped the young girl mercilessly before he was caught on 3rd of December 2017.
He was arrested by Quick response Squad and was later transfered to the Area Command.
The man’s son also confessed to sleeping with the young girl as well.
The case was followed up by the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights,CDHR that also provided a lawyer to handle the case pro bono.
CDHR Assistant Secretary, Israel Joe who stood with the victim gave some money for her treatment before the matter was charged to Court.
The girl’s mother died years ago and the family of one Joseph refused the father access her since he didn’t pay the bride price before the mother died.

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