Man defiles 4 year old girl, bags four years jail term

An Enugu High Court presided over by Justice Pearl Enejere on Wednesday sentenced one Emmanuel Nkemakolam to three years imprisonment for defiling a four-year old girl.* Enejere sentenced the accused after he admitted guilt to the charge and pleaded for leniency.* The state prosecutor, Mrs Ngozi Avah, told the court that the matter was reported to the police on July 29, 2012.* According to her, Nkemakolam, a resident of No. 7, Chief Nwotokwo Street, Emene, lured the little girl to his room on July 29 and defiled her.* “The little girl began crying and told her mother that her private part was paining her. She later pointed at the accused person for wounding her.* “The incident led to threats by his neighbours who later handed him over to the police after he accepted responsibility,” she said.* “During police investigation, it was discovered that Nkemakolam had defiled six little girls within the area which the accused did not denied.* “It was the recent one which happened on July 29 that brought him before the court,” Avah said.* The counsel to the accused, Mr Charles Umahi, prayed the court to temper justice with mercy as he showed remorse for his actions.* The accused, however, told the court that he had engaged in the act for years now but had repented.* “I have regretted my action. My reason for confessing to the act is for the court to forgive me. From today onward, I promise to turn a new leaf,” he said.* The court sentenced the accused to three years imprisonment and recommended that he should be rehabilitated in a psychiatric hospital. (NAN)