Reporter: UCHE NDEKE
The Police Command in Anambra State has arraigned twelve suspects before the Gender Magistrate Court in Awka over alleged cases of rape, defilement, child abuse, abduction and assault.
Three of the suspects, Chima Onyeanuna, Emeka Muo and Chibundu Okafor are facing charges of abduction and defilement of a 14-year-old girl in Nanka, Orumba North Local Government Area.
A Press Statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Tobechukwu Ikenga explains that another suspect Chukwudi Ugwu was arraigned for the alleged defilement of an 11-year-old girl along Slaughter Lane in Awka.
While Ndubuisi Ikechebelu, Udogu Kennedy, Nnamah Christopher and Chinecherem Emmanuel were arraigned for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl on different occasions, an act said to have resulted in her pregnancy.
Also Chidiere Anakwe and Charity Anakwe were brought before the court over the alleged assault of their 12-year-old house help.
Following the arraignment of the suspects, the Magistrate ordered that they be remanded at the Awka Correctional Centre pending the hearing and determination of their cases.
