“There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it.” – Chanakya
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?” – Jeremiah 17:9, Holy Bible
“I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both; and I believe they both get paid in the end; but the fools first.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
Not only did he defile the innocence of a four-year-old, Chiemela Victor Ekeke did it knowing he was HIV positive! But it is doubtful that Chiemela Victor Ekeke has a soul.
Although he has been jailed for life by a Magistrates’ Court in Umuahia, Abia State, his deed is still reverberating.
The 37 years old Ekeke had after being apprehended by relatives of the little girl, confessed that he was HIV-positive but that his doctor told him the virus has been “flushed” out of his system.
In her judgment, the Presiding Magistrate, N. Lekwa said that the Court had in the last sitting found the accused person guilty of defilement.
The prosecuting counsel, Okezuonu Obioma applauded the decision of the Court, saying that it was in tandem with the position of the law in defilement of a minor.
The convict had confessed to having carnal knowledge of the minor but pleaded for leniency, claiming that he only used his fingers to touch the toddler’s private part while holding her on his lap.
Like many others, Ekeke blamed the devil for confusing him.
