Felix Anyaegbulam, a university professor has been arrested for defiling his 13-year-old house help.
Gatekeepers News report that Anyaegbulam, a Professor of Geophysics in Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike in Ikwo local government area of Ebonyi State, is alleged to have been sexually violating his 13-year-old house help, who hails from Ezza North local government area of Ebonyi.
Ebonyi State Police Command confirmed the incident on Sunday, noting the suspect is in their custody.
“The Commissioner of Police, Mr Aliyu Garba, has ordered discreet investigation into the matter as await the medical screening/report of the victim,” said Loveth Odah, the state police spokesperson.
Faithvin Nwancho, the state Coordinator for Gender-Based Violence (GBV), who reported the incident to the police decried the act of (alleged) rape.
Nwancho urged the police to ensure justice on the matter, noting that the professor ”had once impregnated another teenager which led to her dropping out of school.”
“This professor at the AI-FUNAI has been having sex with the 13 year old girl. The girl stays with him, but every blessed day of this girl’s life, this man violates her sexually.
“He sleeps with her. As God may have it, we were told about it and so we moved into action and the girl was rescued. A complaint was made to the police and he was arrested,” the coordinator said.
