A woman has appealed to the Delta State Police Command to release her husband, who raped their 7-year-old daughter.
According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, who made the disclosure in a post shared on X, the reason the mother gave the command was that she could not raise her children alone.
The PPRO said the woman filed to withdraw the case stating that she and her children would suffer if her husband is sent to life imprisonment.
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Edafe also stated that the command will no longer tolerate parents of rape and defilement victims withdrawing their cases.
“A father defiled his 7-year-old daughter. Guess what happened, it was the mother of the girl and the wife of the father who came begging and crying for the husband to be released because the punishment is life Imprisonment, and she cannot raise the children alone. Trust my boss, he vehemently declined that request.
“Parents at times go behind and collect money from the family of the suspects and come back with an affidavit to withdraw the case. The Command is making it clear now that offenses of rape and defilement are not compoundable and as such any form of withdrawal by either the victim or the family will not be tolerated, they may even be charged alongside the rapist,” Edafe said.
