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Police arraign woman for falsely accusing husband of raping daughters
The police in Enugu State have arraigned a 29-year-old woman for falsely accusing her husband of raping their two daughters.
The woman, Chisom Okonkwo, was arraigned before the Magistrate Court in Enugu State earlier in November, according to a police officer who did not give the exact date.
The woman, in August 2024, reportedly raised an alarm that her husband, Ozioma Okonkwo, allegedly raped two of their daughters, who were aged two and five.
Chisom, it was gathered, subsequently reported the husband to the police in the state, insisting that Mr Okonkwo raped the two children.
Based on the report, the police subsequently arrested the suspect and detained him pending investigation into the allegation.
At the police facility, Mr Okonkwo was shocked to hear that his wife had reported him to the police.
In a video clip that has now gone viral on social media, Mr Okonkwo declined to make a written statement, citing that his wife could not have made the allegation against him.
“No, no, no. There’s a mistake somewhere. Madam, are you sure Ozioma made this report against me?” a shocked Mr Okonkwo asked a female police officer, apparently doubtful that his wife made the allegation.
“My own children that I love so much? My wife? No. It’s not my own wife,” he said repeatedly, demanding to speak with the wife to confirm she made the report before writing his statement.
“Chisom cannot just wake up and lie against me. No. It’s not Chisom.”
Some police officers were heard in the background of the clip ordering him to make a written statement to deny or admit committing the alleged offence.
Following Mr Okonkwo’s insistence that he did not rape his daughters, the police ordered a medical examination of the daughters – all minors.
“The test results revealed that the children have not been defiled at all contrary to the wife’s claim,” a police officer, who asked not to be named, told this newspaper.
Angered by the findings, the police filed a two-count charge of criminal defamation and false information against Chisom.
Count one reads: “That you, Chisom Okonkwo, sometime in the month of August 2024, along Adoration Junction, opposite Dan-Legal Hotel, Emene, Enugu, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did defame the character of one Okonkwo Ozioma by shouting in public that he defiled your two daughters, which has exposed him to hatred, contempt and ridicule, thereby damaging his reputation.”
The police told the court that the offence was contrary to Section 323 and punishable under Section 325 of the Criminal Code, Cap 30, Vol. II, Revised Laws of Enugu State of Nigeria, 2004.
The second count reads: “That you, Chisom Okonkwo, on October 27, 2025, at the State Intelligence Department (SID), Enugu, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did give false information to police detectives that Okonkwo Ozioma defiled your two daughters, leading to his arrest and detention, knowing the information to be false, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 154(1)(a)&(b) of the Criminal Code, Cap 30, Vol. II, Revised Laws of Enugu State of Nigeria, 2004.”
The Enugu State Police Command has announced the arraignment and remand of 51-year-old Emeka Emmanuel Nwangwu, a member of a Neighbourhood Security Watch group, for the alleged murder of his 19-year-old cousin, Loveth Uloma Nwangwu.
The development followed the conclusion of investigations by the State Criminal Investigation Department (State CID).
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed the development in a statement issued on December 10, 2025, noting that the action was in line with the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, psc, who had ordered a thorough investigation and immediate prosecution.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on December 1, 2025, in Nsukka after he allegedly assaulted the victim, inflicting serious injuries that resulted in her death.
“Upon his arrest, the Commissioner of Police directed the State CID to conduct a meticulous investigation and ensure that the case was promptly charged to court,” Ndukwe stated.
Following the completion of investigations, the suspect was brought before the Enugu State Magistrate Court on a one-count charge of murder. The court thereafter ordered his remand and instructed that the case file be forwarded to the Ministry of Justice through the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) for review and legal advice.
Commissioner Giwa extended his sympathies to the bereaved family, assuring them that justice was firmly underway.
“I express my heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the deceased,” he said. “They should take solace in the fact that justice is already in motion, as the investigation has been concluded and the suspect has been arraigned and remanded accordingly.”
The Police Command reiterated its commitment to ensuring that the legal process is diligently pursued as the case progresses.
Suspected bandits, weekend, kidnapped two Chinese nationals at Bode Saadu axis of Moro Local Government area of Kwara State.
The incident happened when the bandits were supervising the BUA Bode Saadu/Kaiama/Kosubosu multi billion naira road.
It was gathered that, the bandits were said to have stormed the road and shot sporadically before they were finally kidnapped.
Sources close to the people of Ejidongari area where the Chinese nationals were working before the bandits attacked were shocked following the sporadic shooting that pervaded the area.
Sources said, the bandits were said to have taken the two Chinese nationals into the forest.
The bandits were yet to demand any ransom as at the time of filling this report last night.
The state police commissioner, Mr. Adekimi Ojo, who confirmed the incident said, the men of the state police command had been working round the clock to ensure the rescue of the two Chinese nationals.
He, therefore, urged members of the public to continue to support the police in its task of curtailing the activities of the bandits in the state.
A 33-year-old married female Mathematics teacher has been arrested in Zimbabwe after a graphic sex video she recorded with her 16-year-old Form 4 student went viral on WhatsApp and TikTok.
The teacher, whose identity is being withheld to protect the minor, allegedly invited the boy to her home for “private lessons” to help him improve his grades. According to the boy’s statement to police and child protection officers:
“I was failing Mathematics.
She promised she could make me understand everything quickly if I came for extra tuition at her house after school.
The first day I went, she locked the door, started touching me, removed my clothes, and forced herself on me. This happened several times.
She was the one recording the videos.”
The boy says the teacher threatened to fail him and tell his parents he was “stubborn” if he refused or told anyone.
The explicit footage, lasting over 8 minutes, shows the fully naked teacher on top of the minor while filming with her phone. It spread like wildfire after the boy confided in a friend who leaked it.
The teacher was arrested yesterday (December 5) and is detained at Harare Central Police Station.
She faces charges of statutory rape, sexual exploitation of a minor, and producing child pornography under Zimbabwe’s Criminal Law Act.
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has suspended her with immediate effect and launched an internal investigation.
The boy has been placed under psychological counselling.
Child rights organisations have commended the student for speaking out, saying many male victims suffer in silence due to stigma.
This case has reignited national outrage over teacher-on-student sexual abuse, with demands for mandatory background checks and CCTV in tuition centres.
Justice must not only be done; it must be seen to be done.
No child should ever have to trade their body for grades.
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