The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Ohanenye, has filed a suit before the Enugu State High Court against a couple for alleged defilement of their nine-year-old daughter.
Counsel to the Minister, Chuma Oguejiofor, told Radio Nigeria in Enugu, that the suit was filed on Monday to enforce the fundamental rights of the minor as well as stand as a public interest matter meant to instill decency and morality.
According to the suit, the father of the girl had several instances of unlawful carnal knowledge of his daughter between 2022 and 2023 at his Enugu residence.
The suit is also seeking a declaration from the court that the minor, who is about nine years old, must be entitled to respect for the dignity of her person and should not be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment by the respondents, whether acting by themselves or by their agents or privies, as enshrined in Section 34(1) of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as amended).
It also asked for a court declaration that the minor’s father had carnal knowledge of the girl for a period of more than one year constituting an infringement of her right to the dignity of her person as enshrined in Section 34(1) of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as amended).
The suit demanded a court order restraining the respondents, either by themselves or through their agents or privies, from having anything whatsoever to do with the minor until she reaches the age of 21.
It also demanded damages amounting to ten million naira jointly and severally, from the respondents.
Also, the suit accused the minor’s biological mother of negligence, as she did not protect her daughter from repeated sexual abuse by her husband.
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