Court Remands Man For Allegedly Defiling Two-Year-Old Stepdaughter In Delta

By Daniel Dafe

A Federal High Court in Otu-Jeremi, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, has remanded one Mr. Okiemute Kasia for allegedly defiling his two-year-old stepdaughter, Eleora Onovuze.

Comr.(Amb) Derrick Oritsematosan Agberen, National Coordinator, Initiative For Social Rights Concerns And Advancement (ISRCA) AKA “No Justice, No Peace,” disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

According to the statement, Mr. Kasia was remanded to the Nigeria Correctional Service, Okere, in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, awaiting further trial before prosecution.

The rights activist, said: “On the 10th of October 2024, I made a post about a defilement case I intercepted, where two years old little Eleora Onovuze’s innocence was tempered by her would be step father, Mr. Okiemute Kasia.

“The suspect was first arrested to Otu-Jeremi, where I later facilitated the transfer of the case to the Ughelli Area Command.”

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Comrade Agberen disclosed that he led a delegation accompanied by little Eleora’s family to the High Court in Otu-Jeremi, where Mr. Okiemute Kasia was arraigned before the judge and was later remanded to the Nigeria Correctional Service, Okere, in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, awaiting further trial before prosecution, going by the evidence available before the court.

Meanwhile, he said that “the face of the suspect would be kept away from the public, until the suspect is convicted by the court or otherwise.”

Agberen thanked the DPO, DCO 1, Otu-Jeremi Divisional Police Station and the Ughelli Area Commander and Delta State Police Command for their efforts, ensuring two-year-old Eleora gets justice.