A 49-year-old native doctor – Ekeneotutu – who was accused of impregnating a 15-year-old girl in Enugu-Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, has given reasons for the action.
The suspect, a friend of the victim’s mother who was arrested by the vigilante group in the area, said he started sleeping with the victim when he was asked to marry her in lieu of her treatment bills.
He said: “I was treating the girl of ‘ogbanje’ spirit aka ‘personality disorder’.
“I started sleeping with the girl when her mother asked me to marry the girl in lieu of her treatment bills, which they could not afford.”
Confirming the incident, the Executive Director of Davina Care Foundation, Mrs. Rachel Yohanna said the case was brought to the foundation by the vigilante group in the area. She said the matter was reported at Nimo Police Station on December 21, while the victim was taken to Ntasi Centre for Sexual Assault cases at Enugu-Ukwu General Hospital, where it was confirmed that she was three months pregnant.
She said, “The Enugu-Ukwu vigilante group said they noticed the girl was roaming the area aimlessly. They called her and she narrated that she was sent away by her mother because she was pregnant. The girl told us the native doctor sleeps with her every night and abuses her. During interrogation, the mother of the victim told us she sent the girl back to the man who impregnated her.
“The native doctor, from Nawfia, told us he started sleeping with the girl when her mother asked him to marry the girl in place of her treatment bills which they could not afford.” Yohanna further disclosed that the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation.
“The foundation will mobilise support and follow up the case until justice is done,” she added.