Enugu: Man arraigned for sexual exploitation of 14-year-old house help

National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arraigned one Mr. Onaike  Obiora Charles at the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu presided over by Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo over  alleged  notorious defilement and rape  of his 14 year old house help.

The suspect was arraigned on  Wednesday for sexual exploitation of 14 year old Deborah in Charge: Federal Republic of Nigeria V. Nnaike Obiora Charles, Charge No.  FHC/EN/CR/3/2024.

After the charge was read to the  defendant, his lawyer, Gozie Iwuala Esq. moved his bail application, and when the court asked for response of the Sam Offiah (Esq), Counsel for NAPTIP, he said he had no objection as the defendant has been on administrative bail granted him by the agency.

The court thereafter, granted bail to the defendant in the sum of N2m and two sureties in like sum.

One of the sureties should be a land owner within the court’s jurisdiction, while the other should be a blood relation of the defendant and should provide evidence of payment of 3 years tax clearance.

The defendant is to be remanded at the Correctional Center Enugu , pending perfection of his bail conditions.

The Case was adjourned to the 16th and 17th July 2024, for trial.

Recall that the victim, a maid to Defendant, was consistently defiled by the defendant in the past four, years.