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One dead, four injured as tanker rams into tricycle in Anambra

One person has been confirmed dead while four other people were seriously injured after a water tanker rammed into a tricycle in Anambra on Monday.

The Anambra State Sector Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, RC Kamal Musa, in a statement confirmed that the accident occurred along Onitsha-Awka Old road opposite Jodon Shopping Mall Nkpor, at about 3 pm.

Musa said that the unfortunate incident occurred as a result of excessive speeding and wrongful overtaking.

He also said that four persons who sustained serious injuries in the accident were rushed to Boromi hospital Onitsha, by FRSC rescue team.

According to him, the corpse of the victim that died was deposited at the Mogue after he was confirmed dead by the doctors in the Hospital.

Group petitions police over sexual harassment by Chinese workers in Onitsha firm

Anambra State female lawyers under the aegis of ‘Stand Up For Women Society’ have petitioned the state Commissioner of Police, Mr John Abang, over an alleged sexual harassment of Nigerian girls by some Chinese working in an Onitsha–based manufacturing company.

In the petition titled, “Cases of sexual harassment, human rights and labour violations by the expatriate workers”, the group alleged that the expatriates were in the habit of luring the girls with money, adding that those that failed to succumb to the intimidation were summarily sacked

Chairperson of the group, Adaobinna Edozie and secretary, Nkolika Ebede (Secretary), along with Joy Ikebuaku (legal adviser) and Chinwe Mezue (woman leader), who signed the petition, said they would not fold their arms and allow such incident to continue against fellow women at a time cases of rape were on the increase in the society

The petition read in part: “We humbly write to bring to your notice, cases of sexual harassment, assault, human rights abuses and labour violations by expatriate workers at Dexin West Africa Limited at Niger Bridge Industrial Layout, Onitsha.

“A particular incident occurred on June 12, 2020, at about 9.30 pm between three expatriate workers and one female worker (names withheld).

“The expatriate worker was reported to have called the lady on night duty from the factory work bay who gave her his phone to read a message on it.

“After reading the message, the Chinese worker told her to be ready to come back to their house to sleep with his brother and that they will pay her the sum of N4000.

“She warned the Chinese against insulting her and when the girl turned to go back to continue with her work, the Chinese kicked her on the bottom and her phone fell down and broke.

“After the incident, the expatriate worker gave her some money and told her that she had been sacked and that she should not enter the company again.

“Because it was too late for her to go home that night, the girl ended up sleeping at the company’s security post till the next morning.

“We seriously view these issues especially the manner and situations in which they occurred as breaches and harassment of the highest order by these expatriates

“Termination of one’s appointment without any justification and without payment of any benefits and exposure of the young girl to harsh weather with the attendant health risks, are also serious infringement of her fundamental rights.

“We hereby pray that you use your good offices to properly investigate these atrocities and impunity with the aim of bringing the culprits to book.”

CP Abang, who confirmed yesterday of receiving such petition said the matter was still under investigation by the police command.

According to him, justice must be done in the matter.

BREAKING NEWS:THE POSSIBLE VACCINES FOR CORONA VIRUS NOW AVAILABLE Date; 26th March, 2020.To God be the glory.

The corona virus disease also known as Covid-19 is a camouflage of the human influenza virus which has similar characteristics to the avian influenza virus which affects birds. Hence, there are vaccines avialable for COVID-19....

THE POSSIBLE VACCINE FOR COVID-19

To God be the glory, To God be the glory, To God be the glory.

The corona virus disease also known as Covid-19 is acamouflage of the human influenza virus which has similar characteristics to the avian influenza virus which affects birds. Hence, there is the vaccine avialable for COVID-19. The vaccine for Covid-19 of the viral respiratory tract infections for which treatments influenza A and B and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).Immunization against COVID-19 is the preferred approach.However, antiviral agents are used when patients are allergic to the vaccine.

NATURE OF THE VACCINE

(1) NEURAMINIDASE INHIBITORS:

This vaccine comprises of both OSELTAMIVIR and ZANAMIVIR are effective against both type A and type B influenza viruses. They do not interfere with the immune response to influenza vaccine . Administered prior to exposure neuraminidase inhibitors prevent infection and when administered within 24 to 48 hours after the onset of symptoms they modestly decrease the intesity and duration of symptoms.

(a) HOW IT WORKS;

COVID-19 (Influenza Virus) employ a specific neuramidase that is inserted into the host cell membrane for the purpose of releasing newly formed virons, which is essential for the virus life cycle, but the vaccine which comprises of OSELTAMIVIR and ZANAMIVIR selectively inhibit neuraminidase, thereby preventing the release of new virons and their spread from cell to cell or from human to human comes to a halt.

(b) DRUG REACTIONS;

OSELTAMIVIR is an orally active prodrug, that is rapidly hydrolyzed by the liver to its active form. While ZANAMIVIR is not active orally and is administered via inhalation. Both drugs are eliminated unchange in the urine.

(c) SIDE EFFECTS;

The most common advers effects of OSELTAMIVIR are gastrointestinal(GI) discomfort and nausea, which can be alleviated by taking the drug with food. Irritation of the respiratory tract occurs with ZANSMIVIR. It should be used with caution in individuals with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, because bronchospasm may occur.

(d) RESISTANCE;

Mutations of the neuraminidase enzyme have been identified in adults treated with either of the neuraminidase inhibitors.

(2) ADAMANTANE ANTIVIRALS;

The therapeutic spectrum of the ADAMANTANE derivatives AMANTADINE and RIMANTADINE is limited to COVID-19 ( influenza A infections). Due to wide spread resistance, the ABAMANTANES are not recommended in the United States for the treatment or prophylaxis of Influenza A (COVID-19).(N.B not proven to be effective in other countries).

(3) RIBAVIRIN;

A synthetic guanosine analog, is effective against abroad spectrum of RNA and DNA viruses. Which is used in treatment of immunosuppressived infants and young children with severe RSV infections RIBAVIRIN is also effective in chronic hepatitis C infections, when is it in combination with other Direct Acting AntiVirals (DAAV).

(a) HOW IT WORKS

RIBAVIRIN inhibits replication of RNA and DNA viruses. The drug is first phosphorylated to the 5`-phosphate derivatives. The major product RIBAVIRIN triphosphate exerts its antiviral action by inhibiting guanosine triphosphate formation, preventing viral messenger RNA (mRNA) capping and blocking RNA- dependant RNA polymerase.

(b) DRUG REACTION;

RIBAVIRIN is effective orally and by inhalation. An aerosol is used in the treatment of RSV( respiratory syncytial virus) infection(COVID-19). Absorption is increased if the oral drug is taken with a fatty meal. The drug and its metabolites are eliminated in urine.

(c) SIDE EFFECTS;

This Include dose dependent transient anemia. Elevated bilirubin has also been reported. The aerosol may be safer although respiratory function in infants can deteriorate quickly after initiation of aerosol treatments. Therefore, monitoring is essential. RIBAVIRIN is contraindicated in pregnancy.

PLAN:

(1) To get the contact of a Biologist, Pharmacist, Medical Doctors ( in infectious disease unit), Veterinary Doctors, Immuno-therapist, Researchers, Scientists and the Goverment Authorities.

(2) To give a try of the vaccine on those infected and possibly on those Not infected with the disease.

(3) To ensure the affordability and availability of the COVID-19 vaccine to the entire public.

THANKS.

COMPILED BY; Emeje Ezekiel O.

REFERENCE; Illustrated Reviews of Pharmacology by Lippincott Seventh Edition.

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1Corinthians 15v33 (CSB) " Do not be deceived: bad company corrupts good morals". Negative influence is stronger than positive influence unless the positive influence is backed by the Holy Spirit. Abraham is God's friend because he had a positive influence on God's life - Abraham's counsel to God in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Friendship either impacts you or reduces you. Friendship is so spiritual because every man carries an atmosphere. Romans 16v17 (CSB); " I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them".

40% of who you are is a function of what you think and hear. Whether in focus or passing, every word you hear has an impact or effect on you. The way trees follow the sun, te same way human beings follow words. Drop every friend who tells you; "You can't make it". If your friend doesn't speak life to you, drop him or her. Choose your friends, don't let your friends choose you.

20% of who you are is a function of what you say. Negative words get you to fail in times of adversary. Be careful of what you say. Always be positive no matter how difficult it may seem.

40% of who you are is a function of your companion (how far you go is determined by who you follow or you carry along. Your next level is in the function of your friendship. Don't keep a relationship simply because of your childhood memories but because of the positive influence it gives to you. Many people get stranded because they don't have reliable friends. Keep a friendship respect to impact and not remorse. As a Christian, it's not appropriate to say you've changed and become born again, yet you still keep wrong friends. The easiest way to leave bad company is to keep doing the right things. If your change is not visible nor felt by your friends, then you have not changed.

Make friends with people of great mentality and not their financial status. Financial blessing is no better than mental blessing. The type of friend you tell your marital issues to, determines the outcome of your marriage.

Five most dangerous friends you shouldn't associate with.

- Friends who receive complaints from others. 2 Samuel 15v2-6. The highest temptations are the human beings around you. If you want to live a peaceful live, avoid people who receive complaints from others because such people never give the right counselling. For God to use you to help others, you must have undergone the pains of those people and when you're helping them, you know exactly how they feel. People who make themselves available for complaints are those who haven't been through any challenge.

- Lazy and idle friends. Proverbs 19v15. God doesn't use nor call nor bless a lazy man. A lazy man is one who says he doesn't see what to do. They have the anointing to sleep and are always hungry. The highest capital available for you is your friendship and you being trustworthy. If you allow yourself to dwell with lazy people, no matter how wealthy you're, you will become poor.

- Friends who bring negative reports. John 3v25-30. Go down and let people go up. Make yourself a ladder to your friends. When God is ready to lift you up, people will go down for your uprising.

- Friends who contribute with just their mouths. Such friends don't act but only give empty promises. They do everything for you but with their mouths.

- Church politicians. 1Timothy 5v13. This set of friends know everything about the church and are not good people. They don't do what is just.

Police Arrest Woman For Dumping Baby Inside Pit Toilet In Anambra State

he police in Anambra State on Saturday arrested a 30-year-old woman, who allegedly threw her newly born baby inside a pit toilet at Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state.

The suspect, Franca Udokwu, a native of Obuba Obofia Nkpor community in Idemili North LGA, was said to have admitted to the crime before leading police to the scene.

Confirming the incident, spokesperson for the police in the state, SP Haruna Mohammed, said the baby was recovered from the toilet but certified dead by a doctor.

He said, "On the 22/8/2020 at about 8:30am following a tip-off, police operatives attached to Ogidi Division arrested one Franca Udokwu ‘f’ aged 30 years of Obuba Obofia Nkpor Community in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State. Suspect allegedly gave birth to a baby boy and dumped the child inside a pit toilet inside her house.

“Upon interrogation,the suspect led police detectives to the scene of crime where the baby was recovered and taken to a hospital for medical attention but was confirmed dead on arrival by a medical doctor.”

Mohammed added that the corpse was deposited at the hospital's mortuary for autopsy while case was under investigation.

He said that the suspect would be charged to court for prosecution.

The 9th National Assembly In Its First Year By Sesugh Akume

Of the 109 senators of the 9th National Assembly (NASS) with only 7 women (representing 6.4% one of the lowest in the world -- with only 1 woman out of 57 senators from the 19 states of the entire northern Nigeria) 2 women are among the 10 best performing senators by number of bills sponsored. The 2 incidentally are from Anambra, Stella Oduah (Anambra North) with 26 bills, and Uche Ekwunife (Anambra Central) 16 bills.

In the House of Representatives with 360 members, and only 11 females, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha from Abia is number 7 on the list of top 10 with 19 bills. The women are clearly making a point. Incidentally, all of them are from the southeast.

This 9th NASS also has by far more proposed bills than previous National Assemblies. For instance, Nkem Abonta (Abia) who is third on the list of top in the House of Representatives already has 30 proposed bills in this first year, whereas he had 65 in the entire 8th NASS. Abbas Tajudeen (Kaduna) who is currently top on the list has 59 proposed bills.

Plateau appears to have the most hard working legislators in this regard, with 3 in the top 10 in both the senate and House: Simon Mwadkom, is the 6th in the House with 22 bills; Dachung Bagos, 4th with 27; and Istifanus Gyang, 4th on the list of the top 10 in the senate, with 11 bills. That's all about it, with this 9th NASS that's positive.

A rubber stamp NASS and its leadership

On Wednesday 28 August 2019, Ahmed Lawan, the senate president and leader of the 9th NASS declared at a town hall meeting in his Yobe North constituency that the 9th NASS would not fail Buhari, thus pledging allegiance to the president and not the people who elected him, at whose pleasure he serves. This aberration is the very first of its kind. No leader of the legislature has ever declared open allegiance to the executive which the legislature exists to put in check, since 1861 when the history of the legislative council began in Nigeria. It's important to note that those ones were appointed, not elected yet none felt they need to pledge and prove their subservience to the executive, as their benefactors. No president of the senate since its inception in 1959 has even committed such an unforgivable blunder before Lawan did last year.

The 8th NASS resolved that clearing ministers for appointment in 2015 that henceforth, executive lists of ministerial nominees should come along with their portfolios for better confirmation hearings. In the 9th NASS, Lawan repudiated that senate resolution in order to please Buhari by accepting a ministerial list without portfolios. This has in part been responsible for confirming the worst set of ministers in the country's history.

From Geoffrey Onyeama, the foreign minister, who is quick to defend other countries when they assault Nigeria and Nigerians; to Pauline Tallen, the women affairs minister, who didn't know what GBV (gender-based violence) was at a town hall meeting; to Sabo Nanono, the agriculture minister, who said there were places in Kano a person could eat to their satisfaction with just 30 naira, but fact checks proved this to be false. A minister of agriculture who doesn't know that his northeast leads the country in severe acute malnutrition, but is quick to budget 13 billion naira for pest control in 12 states for 2020.

Or Saleh Mamman, the power minister, whose first policy pronouncement as minister was to ask for prayers as he confessed knowing nothing about the electric power sector but was quick to abuse his office by suspending the heads of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), and Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET), the only 2 heads in the sector that gave hope, a thing clearly ultra vires him? He knows nothing, but was quick to abuse powers he didn't have by suspending the women. The so-called suspensions were later overruled. Or is it the defence minister, Bashir Salihi Magashi, who it is on record stole $550,000 and has gone incommunicado since his inauguration; to the numerous other EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) alumni and veterans on the list? Is it Adamu Adamu, the education minister who went AWOL since his inauguration?

The Finance Bill 2019, which was an executive bill, had passed the second reading and gone on for committee work without senators sighting it. Binos Yaroe (Adamawa South), and Betty Apiafi (Rivers West) referred Lawan to the senate rules, that it was a violation for the bills to be passed without senators having copies or seeing them at all, for which overruled them and proceeded. He went to such extremes, including violating senate rules to please Buhari. He had earlier stopped Istifanus Gyang from raising discussions on Buhari's June 12 speech, on Nigeria's first Democracy Day.

NASS went ahead to pass the Finance Bill to increase value-added tax from 5% to 7.5% against expert counsel that it would cause an increase in inflation leading to job losses, more hardship, and so on. They were adamant, and this has come to pass.

This same rubber stamp NASS approved Buhari's loans within minutes of reading his request without any scrutiny. In the House, the media was diligent to note that it took all of 7 minutes to approve billions of dollars of debt shackles on Nigerians. Never mind, that experts, including the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) individually, and as a committee, had decried the level of public debt and its negative impact on the country and its economy. NASS didn't care. They live to please politicians who know nothing about the economy or could care less.

Femi Gbaja, the speaker of the House said his job was not to 'fight' the executive. Possibly, to be a rubber stamp.

It must not be forgotten that Ovie Omo-Agege, the deputy senate president, was at the heart of the desecration of NASS and theft in broad daylight of the senate mace in the 8th NASS, wherein thugs invaded NASS and made away with the mace unchallenged.

Stolen, wicked, and insensitive legislations

The 9th NASS plagiarised (plagiarism is theft) 2 bills in its first year, the Social Media Bill, and the Infectious Diseases Bill. Incidentally, both from Singapore. Others may have been stealing bills too, but it hasn't been noted, this is on the record, and in their very first year.

It had obnoxious bills ranging from the Social Media Bill (to shut citizens' voices on social media) by Muhammad Sani Musa (Niger East); the Hate Speech Bill (to create an agency for hate speech, and kill anybody who found guilty under the law, who says what doesn't go down too well with the political class) by Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (Niger North); the Generator Bill (seeking to ban the importation, sale, and use of generators, as if anybody likes to use generators) by Bima Enagi (Niger South). Clearly, Niger has gifted Nigeria by far the worst breed of senators in this 9th NASS. All 3 of them had insensitive, meaningless and annoying bills to sponsor.

There is also the Boko Haram Bill (to pamper and reward ex-Boko Haram terrorists, give them foreign education, create an agency for them, etc) by Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe East). There is also the NGO Bill in the House (to overregulate and strangulate NGOs, civil society, and constrict the civic space) by Abbas Tajudeen (Kaduna), among numerous others. Never has a NASS had so many vexatious bills in 1 year, worst off, its very first year.

The 9th NASS has failed to pass any COVID-19 legislation at all, which would have, among other things, provided clear guidelines to navigate this trying season and provided funds to cushion its effects also for research for vaccines and other scientific solutions to it. It would have stated who is eligible to access the various funds and how, along with accountability mechanisms for them. It would have included a stimulus package to keep the economy afloat, bonuses for essential workers like health workers, journalists, etc. Every serious country has a COVID-19 legislation, others have more than 1.

Rather, they preferred the lazy way of passing motions (which are non-binding) asking the government to release monies piecemeal, including 15 billion naira to Kano, which by the way had denied having issues with COVID-19, in the first place. Despite being taunted by the secretary to the government of the federation, Boss Mustapha, on behalf of the executive to come up with COVID-19 legislation, they failed. It should be noted that nothing has stopped the executive from sending an executive bill to NASS. Many COVID-19 legislations around the world originated from the executive arm. The Emergency Economic Stimulus Bill passed by the House has not been ratified by the senate for assent by Buhari to become a law. It's lying somewhere fallow.

More than half of the proposed bills in the 9th NASS are establishment bills. At a time they should be winding down and consolidating most of the government agencies, they seek to create more, with what money? How do they expect us to borrow to create and fund more and more agencies?

Poor representation and oversight

In the early days of the COVID-19 lockdown, the police and other security forces killed more Nigerians than COVID-19, nothing was done about it. Their innocent blood cries out for justice till date. Sadiyya Umar Farouq, the humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development minister has ran amok, dishing out bogus, mind-blowing, unverified and unverifiable figures of conditional cash transfers, school feeding programmes, etc with zero scrutiny. Nobody knows how much has been raised, donated, or expended on COVID-19.

The central bank says it is giving out 50 billion naira loans to support homes and small businesses affected by COVID-19. Fifty billion naira is not 50 naira. No serious or normal country spends even 50 kobo without appropriation and oversight, not Nigeria. Who appropriated the 50 billion naira, and under what law? What is the oversight on it, who is accounting for the disbursement and to whom and when? Get ready for all kinds of fairy tales around this 50 billion naira that is likely to go down the drain in the end. That is 50 billion naira gone with zero accountability just like the billions Ms Farouq, and the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 are overseeing for which nobody else can testify. Simply because NASS failed in its duty, or as some suggest, they go behind, collect their cut, and look the other way.

It has to be noted that it was at set of COVID-19 that members of the House began receiving their exotic cars. Such was their priority, at a time there were scare health facilities and equipment, including ventilators for patients, and so forth.

Aisha Jibril Dukku (Gombe) who had said God created the Fulani herdsmen to esteem the life of cows above humans got the House to reject and block the ongoing reforms of the almajiri system by governors of the 19 northern states. They voted to keep the system as is until the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) comes up with a solution, but neither the almajiri system nor basic education are the preserve of the federal government but of states and local governments. How they missed this remains a mystery.

On 5 May, in support of police decentralisation the senate urged state assemblies to make laws to enable for community policing, however, states cannot legislate on matters of security as security is on the Exclusive List of the Constitution, and is, therefore, the sole responsibility of NASS. How they didn't know this bugles the mind.

Having passed loans of billions of dollars, ostensibly to build infrastructure, it came to the attention of others that the entire southeast Nigeria is not covered for the infrastructure provision at all. That is the consequence of being a rubber stamp legislature, that passes loan requests in minutes, and having docile, malleable legislators from a region, including those with the highest number of proposed bills. An effective legislator is assessed by their active committee work, interventions in plenary, and the ability to attract good to their constituency; not just by the number of bills sponsored.

Follow the money

Nothing proves the heart and soul of this 9th NASS and its priorities as the budgets it has passed. The 2020 budget which came into force on 1 January this year needed to be reviewed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the the 10.59 trillion naira for it was no longer realistic. It would've made sense that the budget was reviewed downwards, rather it rather increased to 10.81 trillion naira. The amount for recurrent expenditure and debt servicing increased astronomically. These are areas that do not affect Nigerians directly, or if at all, affect us negatively as a burden. These are the areas they increased spending.

The 5 critical areas of education, health, agriculture, security, and infrastructure (which includes electric power, roads, bridges, housing, etc) that have direct bearing on the Nigerian people constitutes only about 17%, under 20% of the entire budget, but debt servicing takes 27%. In essence, to the 9th NASS, servicing debts is more important than all those 5 critical areas put together. No wonder they keep plunging us more and more into debt. In fact, debt servicing takes a larger chunk of the budget than capital projects which is 26.63%.

To be sure, in this revised 2020 budget, the basic health budget was cut from 44 billion naira to 25 billion naira ie by 43%, and basic education by more than half (54.5%) from 112 billion naira to 51 billion naira. Any normal person would expect that during a pandemic there should be more provided for health in particular. Not, the 9th NASS which in fact defunded health, with the implications of this well known to them. They don't care!

On May 13, UNICEF had warned that 950 more Nigerian children could die every day from preventable causes (in addition to the 2,300 the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, NPHCDA reports already die daily) over the next 6 months as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts routine services and threatens to further weaken the existing health system. It didn't bother them. They can all die.

How did the 9th NASS budget for itself?

They not only retained their 100 billion naira for 'constituency projects' keeping it intact, maintaining their 125 billion naira running costs, they actually increased it by 3 billion naira to 128 billion: 2 billion naira to build their library, and 1 billion naira for 'constitution amendment'.

In essence, when they passed the 2020 budget last year, it didn't occur to them that they needed work done on their library, and to provide for constitutional amendment, the COVID-19 pandemic opened their eyes to these pressing, life-threatening needs. These are aside from the billions they approved for themselves to renovate the NASS Complex, under the budget of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA).

Termed 'Zonal Intervention Projects' that 100 billion naira gifted NASS members for close to 2 decades avails each of them up to 200 million naira to 'nominate' projects of their choice in their constituencies. It is from these funds that they buy head pans, sewing machines, tricycles, grinding machines, etc as 'empowerment' every year, and pocket the rest. Some nominate 'projects' like 'cultural orientation for junior secondary schools' at 50 million naira, or like sum for other such frivolous, meaningless, unaccountable activities. These are the funds they ensured to keep intact at this time.

The 9th National Assembly, along with its leadership, in its first year has been the very worst, most callous and insensitive, ever, and if it continues on this track will be Nigeria's undoing.

Bus conductor ‘rapes’ four-year-old daughter in Anambra

A 43-year-old bus conductor in Onitsha, Anambra State, Ikechukwu Ekenta, has been arrested for allegedly defiling his four-year-old daughter.

The incident, it was gathered, happened at their residence in the 3-3 area of Onitsha, Anambra state.

The suspect, who hails from Imo state was arrested by the Anambra State Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, in collaboration with security agencies.

A statement from the office of the Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Ndidi Mezue, obtained by our correspondent on Thursday in Awka, said Ekenta was alleged to have committed the act when the mother of the girl was in an undisclosed hospital where she was delivered of a baby.

The statement partly read, “The mother of the girl returned from the hospital where she was delivered of a baby girl. On getting home, she discovered that her first daughter was feeling pains in her private parts.

“She demanded to know what happened, the girl of four disclosed to her disbelief, that the father had fingered her and also had carnal knowledge of her.

“Receiving the report of the rape incident through a concerned citizen, the honourable commissioner immediately dispatched a team of social workers and another security agency to effect the arrest of the man who works as a conductor in the commercial city of Onitsha.

“A medical examination on the child confirmed that there was penetration and serious injury in the girl’s private parts.

“While the investigation into what transpired between the man and his biological daughter is still ongoing, the woman and her three daughters have been evacuated and are being cared for by the Anambra State Ministry of Women and Children Affairs.”