Crime
My aunt filmed while her husband raped me for eight months – Domestic worker
•She’s a liar, says aunt
In late 2018, Felicia (surname withheld) made a life-changing journey from Abuja, where she had been living with her uncle, to Lagos to spend the Christmas and New Year holidays with one of her aunts.
During her stay, her aunt’s cousin, Mrs Ngozi (surname withheld), reportedly invited the Ebonyi State native to live with her in the Egbeda area of Lagos and promised to also enrol her in school.
On January 4, 2019, 15-year-old Felicia moved in with Ngozi, her husband Emeka, and their children.
Felicia accused the man of the house of giving her inappropriate attention, which escalated to inappropriate physical contact to an instance where he allegedly took her in his car to red-light districts to show her sex workers.
From that point on, Felicia alleged that Emeka repeatedly sexually violated her, with the abuse continuing from September 2021 until May 2022, when she finally fled the couple’s home.
She alleged that when she reported the abuse to Ngozi, the woman continued to support her husband and even forced her to make nude videos to send to Emeka.
In an interview Ngozi denied all these allegations, which she described as lies made up by Felicia and some relatives to blackmail and tarnish their reputation.
Now 21 years old, Felicia lamented that her case has been stalled since 2022, when she first reported it to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and seeks justice.
Alleged grooming, sexual molestation
Recounting how the alleged abuse began, Felicia said in May 2021, Emeka instructed her to tell his wife and their senior domestic help that she would not be going to church with them that Sunday because she had stomach ache.
According to her, when everybody left for church, Emeka invited the 17-year-old to one of the rooms in the house and began to ask her a series of questions.
“He told me that he wanted me to feel free, and I said I was. But he insisted I wasn’t, and asked if I could bring my boyfriend to the house. I replied that I didn’t even have a boyfriend. He said he knew what girls did at my age, and then asked me to take off my clothes, but I refused.
“He started touching my breasts, and I started crying. He took me outside the room and said I was behaving like a child. He asked me what I would do for him in return because he’s been the one responsible for my school fees and those of my two brothers, and that I had the opportunity to bring my parents out of poverty. He said he could give me money or anything I wanted. I told him no, that I could not have sex for money.
“He said all he wanted was my body, and he would give me anything that I wanted. He added that with or without money, he would still have his way. Then he started pressing my breasts again, and I started crying. He called me out of the room again and threatened that he must not hear about what transpired from anyone, otherwise, he would kill me,” Felicia said tearfully.
She accused the man of grooming her, alleging that he told her not having sex at her age would have negative effects on her mental health and overall well-being.
Felicia also accused Emeka of exposing her to pornographic material before the first reported incident of sexual abuse, which was said to have occurred in September 2021.
According to her, after she was deflowered by Emeka, she endured repeated sexual assaults by him, occurring both morning and evening.
“Mr Emeka brought up the idea of one of his children sleeping in his room so that every morning when I go there to wake up their boy in their room at about 5am to dress him up for school, he would have sex with me, and it kept happening.
“He also brought up the idea of me following him to the market. Each time we went to the market, he would branch to a hotel and forcefully have sex with me, and before he did this, he always gave me pills,” the 21-year-old alleged.
‘Why I escaped’
Felicia said the first time she confided in Ngozi about the alleged abuse in December 2021, her aunt expressed surprise and asked her why she kept the assaults to herself.
Expressing her fear due to threats from Emeka, Felicia said her aunt told her that the only way her husband could admit to the abuse was if she caught him red-handed in the act.
“She told me to go to him and ask for sex on a particular Sunday and that if he agreed, I should call her on the phone before going to the room. I did exactly as instructed. It was when he had finished having sex with me that she showed up.
“When she came into the room, she started laughing, and I was asked to leave the room. She later came to the room where I was crying and said everything was fine and that I should continue doing what I was doing. That was when I realised she knew about it all along. After that, whenever he (Emeka) called me to come into his room, I would tell her (Ngozi), and she would tell me to go and meet him.
“On another day, she pleaded with me to sleep with her husband, and I refused with tears. She asked me if I can’t help her in her marriage, that if having sex is what I would help her do in the marriage, I should do it,” she alleged.
During her stay with the couple, Felicia claimed that they went to great lengths to prevent her from revealing the truth to her parents, who lived in distant Benue State.
“I didn’t have access to my parents,” Felicia said, her voice tinged with sadness. “The last time I saw them was in 2016. Whenever I spoke to them, Ngozi and her husband were always present. So, every time my parents asked how I was doing, I would have no choice but to tell them I was fine, even though everything was falling apart.”
“Each time I was having my period, he (Emeka) would have sex with me through the anus. Or he would ask me to suck his manhood until he releases in my mouth. The day I swallowed his sperm, I started having serious stomach pains, and I told Ngozi, but she told me to always smile and that if anyone should, for any reason, ask me what was wrong with me, she would deal with me,” she recounted.
Felicia also accused Ngozi of giving her waist beads, urging her to use them to make nude videos for her husband.
According to her, when the alleged abuse became unbearable, Felicia said she started to save up whatever money she could find around the house. Eventually, when she told Emeka that she was pregnant and wanted to have an abortion, he gave her N27,000.
“When I was able to find my way back to Benue State, my mum took me to the hospital for treatment,” she disclosed, her voice trembling slightly. “The results showed that there had been forceful penetration, and that’s all I can remember from that time. Afterwards, my aunt called me, and when she heard about what had happened, she invited me to Abuja.”
Ngozi responds
Responding to the allegations made against her husband, Ngozi said she brought Felicia into her home with the intention of helping and giving her a better life.
“We took care of her, enrolled her in a private school, bought her textbooks, and even arranged for a home teacher. I treated her like my own daughter. I wanted her to be closer to Christ as well, so we had her baptised and confirmed in the Anglican Church. But to our surprise, we discovered that this girl was a liar and a pretender. She knows how to play the role assigned to her very well,” Ngozi claimed.
“At first, I started getting several complaints from her school teachers and even the principal. She accused her principal of sexually abusing her. The owner of the school had to call me and advised me to watch her carefully. One day, I got a call from her school that she was caught in one of their laboratories talking to someone on a video call.
“I was alarmed because everybody knows school regulations about phones; how did she take her phone to school? The funny part is that she deleted everything on that phone. The teachers found some nude photos on that phone, and one of the teachers called me to watch out for her,” Ngozi said.
She claimed to have taken the phone from Felicia when they arrived home, and later said she found out that the teenager allegedly sexually abused her one-year-old son.
“When I found out, I called the people who brought her here to report. Later, I discovered that she also steals, which was brought to my attention by one of the senior domestic helpers I had. In December 2021, her aunt visited us, and after hearing about what she had done, she flogged her in my presence.”
“My husband didn’t like it because we don’t treat our kids like that, but there was little I could do, and I blame myself partly because I gave her too much comfort.
“She was well taken care of, and there are photos of her while she was in our house. How could someone being abused look like this? I didn’t treat her differently from my children. I took her to school myself and picked her up. We didn’t go out without her,” she added.
Ngozi blamed what she described as an internal family dispute for the accusations Felicia made against her and her husband, alleging that the families where she had previously lived had been abusive.
“That girl has lived in several states. She was maltreated, and we heard she was trafficked by different men when she was in Abuja. Before she came to our house, she was treated badly. She told me that her aunt used to give her only a sachet of noodles and had once poured hot water on her,” Ngozi said.
“They were teaching her to say all these bad things about me and my husband. Come to think of it, what kind of woman would allow her husband to sleep with another girl, let alone a girl of her age? She claims I recorded her nude videos. But wasn’t it she and her aunt who posted those videos on social media?”She then showed our correspondent a TikTok video dated June 14, 2022, on her phone, which depicted Felicia wearing revealing clothes and a waist bead, dancing seductively.
Ngozi alleged that this was one of the videos found on Felicia’s phone after she left their home, adding that the girl was also involved in lesbianism.
“Her classmates said it, and that’s the truth; that girl is a lesbian. She hated her parents and even her aunt here in Lagos. Everything she said about us is a lie. I refused to release her phone, and we warned her that lesbianism carries a 14-year sentence, which was why she fled our house,” Ngozi added.
“She stole my jewellery, my children’s clothes, and money before escaping,” Ngozi alleged. “It was only after she left that we discovered on her phone that she was doing giveaways on social media; they even called her ‘cash madam.’ She also had a boyfriend in Benin City, Edo State, because we initially thought that’s where she ran off to and even spoke with him.”
Ngozi showed our correspondent a photo on her phone, revealing Felicia with a young man, likely in his early 20s.
“We kept searching for her, put her photo on blogs, and reported the matter to the police. We also tried calling her mother, but her phone wasn’t connecting. It was only later that her mother called me to say that Felicia was back at their place and said some unpleasant things to me,” she added.
Efforts to reach Emeka for comment were unsuccessful, as his phone was switched off and messages sent via SMS and WhatsApp had not been replied to at the time of filing this report.
Neighbours reported that the event allegedly occurred around 3pm on Sunday, noting that the late Miss Amanda had been a victim of constant and ruthless maltreatment at the hands of her stepmother.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, Enugu State, Mrs. Ngozi Enih, has expressed the state government’s anger over the incident, saying it would not relent until justice is done.
“It is on record that the Governor Peter Mbah Administration has zero tolerance for any form of child abuse, let alone child homicide. So, we swung into action on learning about this tragedy to ensure that the suspect was arrested.
“But it doesn’t end there. We will be pressing for thorough and expedited investigation to ensure that justice is not just done, but done really fast.
“Nobody should take another’s life and certainly not the life of any child in Enugu State. We condemn it in totality,” she stated.
By Okey Maduforo, Awka
As suspected fake native doctors continue to face the long arm of the law in Anambra State, the government has now commenced a crackdown on alleged fake pastors who preach salvation without the gospel.
Already, scores of suspected fake pastors are reportedly in custody, with some said to have confessed to deceiving unsuspecting members of the public.
Governor Charles Soludo disclosed this during this year’s All Knights Day celebration held at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral.
In a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Aburime, the governor said:
“The Governor also revealed an ongoing crackdown on fake pastors who exploit the vulnerable by preaching a gospel of ‘salvation without the cross,’ confirming that several are already in custody and confessing.”
He emphasized that a “New Anambra” is emerging and must be rid of deception and criminality, while reinforcing the church’s teaching that hard work remains the pathway to success.
The statement further read:
“In a firm demonstration of fiscal discipline, Governor Soludo granted a request from the Knights to support their charity visits to orphanages but declined a request for public funds to sew uniforms, stating he would not deploy state resources for private institutional regalia.”
The governor also urged the Knights to remain “the light of the world and the salt of the earth” by living according to principles rather than titles.
The event featured a Pontifical Mass celebrated by the Catholic Bishop of Awka, Paulinus Ezeokafor, while the homily was delivered by the Diocesan Secretary, Rev. Fr. Evaristus Iheanacho.
In his sermon, Iheanacho reflected on the work of the Holy Spirit, describing knighthood as a process of “sober reflection, stock-taking, and reckoning” guided by strict tenets and discipline.
He reminded the Knights that true love for Christ is demonstrated through obedience to His commandments, discipline, humility, and courage.
The cleric also cautioned against elitist isolation, urging the Knights to remain connected with the people and preserve their human face and prophetic voice within the community.
By Okey Maduforo, Awka
The Violent Crime Response Unit of the Anambra State Police Command has uncovered and destroyed an armoury belonging to suspected separatist gunmen at Owerre-Ezukala in Orumba South Local Government Area.
The operation, led by Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Orebe Chidubem Matthew, followed intelligence obtained from a member of the gang currently in police custody.
In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the police disclosed that the camp had previously been dislodged by a Joint Task Force on security operations. However, some members of the gang who escaped during the earlier raid reportedly regrouped and attempted to resume operations.
According to the statement, items recovered from the armoury include one General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) with about 2,000 rounds of live chain ammunition, two fabricated rocket launchers with 25 propellers, 10 locally-made Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), one locally-made Beretta pistol, two pump-action guns, three hand grenades, 10 rounds of K2 live ammunition, one gas cylinder, and one black Ecolac box.
“Recall that the camp was earlier destroyed by a Joint Security Team. Before the confession by the suspect in custody, intelligence had been received over time on how some escaped gang members were attempting to regroup. However, operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit resisted and dismantled the camp following a gun duel with the unrepentant members,” the statement read.
The police further stated that some of the armed suspects fled the scene with varying degrees of bullet injuries sustained during the exchange of gunfire.
Further investigations revealed that the suspect in custody confessed to involvement in several violent attacks across Anambra State, including attacks on police facilities, the killing of security personnel comprising police, military, and civil defence officers, attacks on government facilities, and the murder of security operatives on stop-and-search duties on various roads in the state.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, noted that with the establishment of the Violent Crime Response Unit, operatives of the command are now better positioned and more motivated to sustain offensive operations against criminal elements threatening the peace and security of the state.
The Enugu State House of Assembly has ordered the immediate suspension of the salary of Dr. Kate Okolo, a staff member of the Enugu State College of Education, over her alleged involvement in a controversial land deal.
The directive was issued on Tuesday in Enugu by the Chairman of the House Special Committee on Land Conflicts, Mr. Okey Mbah, as part of an ongoing investigation into a decade-long land fraud.
Mbah emphasized that the suspension is not a witch-hunt but a clear signal that the era of impunity in land administration in the state is over.
The committee, currently probing petitions from staff of the institution and members of the public, accused key figures in the Women in College of Education Organisation (WICE) of engaging in land racketeering and fraudulent sales.
According to petitioners, the scheme—introduced between 2009 and 2011 under the leadership of the late Mrs. Ugoma Ndubisi and Dr. Okolo—encouraged individuals to market plots of land known as “WICE Land” to colleagues, friends, and family members.
One victim, who pleaded anonymity, told lawmakers they invested in the scheme because it was presented as a credible internal arrangement.
“We paid in full and have receipts, but for over 13 years, we have not been allocated any land,” the petitioner said.
Testimonies further revealed that the situation worsened following the death of Mrs. Ndubisi, with allegations that Dr. Okolo altered the original terms of the transactions.
“She changed the name from Ukano to Ukano Bold, increased the prices, reduced plot sizes, and claimed that many of us did not pay.
“We are now being asked to pay again for land we already purchased.
“All we want is either our land or our money back,” another petitioner stated.
In response, Mbah assured the petitioners that the Assembly remains committed to ensuring justice.
“We have listened to your grievances, and this committee will see this matter through to a logical conclusion.
“No one found culpable will be shielded,” he said.
A serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Abdulsamad Jamiu, has died after being struck by a stray bullet during a gun battle between troops of the Nigerian Army and fleeing armed robbers in Shagari Estate, Dei-Dei, Abuja.
The tragic incident occurred in the early hours of April 25, 2026, when troops of the Guards Brigade Quick Response Group, on routine night patrol, responded to a distress call over an armed robbery attack in the area.
Confirming the development in a statement issued on Sunday, Lieutenant Olawuyi Odunola, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters Guards Brigade, said the troops came under gunfire immediately upon arrival, leading to a brief but intense exchange with the suspected robbers.
According to the Army, the corps member was caught in the crossfire during the operation and later died from injuries sustained.
“Headquarters Guards Brigade regrets the tragic loss of Mr Abdulsamad Jamiu, a serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, during a security incident in the early hours of 25 April 2026 at Shagari Estate, Dei-Dei, Abuja,” the statement read.
“The unfortunate incident occurred when troops of the Guards Brigade Quick Response Group, on routine night patrol, responded to a distress call following an armed robbery attack in the area. Upon arrival, the troops came under gunfire from the fleeing armed robbers, resulting in a brief but intense exchange.”
The Army explained that despite efforts by the soldiers to secure the area and protect residents, Jamiu sadly succumbed after being hit during the confrontation.
“In the course of the engagement, Mr Jamiu was caught in the crossfire. Despite the efforts of troops to secure the area and preserve lives, he sadly succumbed to his injuries.
“This heartbreaking loss has cast a deep shadow over all personnel of the Guards Brigade,” the statement added.
Military authorities said preliminary findings indicated the situation was highly volatile as troops moved swiftly to repel the attackers and protect residents of the community.
The Commander of the Guards Brigade, alongside officers and soldiers, extended condolences to the deceased’s family, the NYSC, and others affected by the tragedy.
“The Commander, Guards Brigade, officers and soldiers extend their deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased, the National Youth Service Corps, and all who are affected by this painful loss. We share in their grief and stand in solidarity with them during this moment of profound sorrow,” the Army stated.
The Brigade also disclosed that a full investigation has been launched to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the incident, promising transparency and accountability.
“The Brigade has since initiated a thorough investigation to fully ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident. We remain committed to transparency and accountability. The findings will be made available in due course,” it added.
The remains of the deceased have been handed over to appropriate civil authorities and deposited at Kubwa General Hospital.
The Guards Brigade reaffirmed its commitment to protecting lives and property across the Federal Capital Territory, stating it would continue reviewing its operational procedures to enhance civilian safety while combating criminal elements.
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