File photo: Map of Edo State
The Edo State Government on Thursday said between January and July 2026, over 70 cases of defilement were recorded, with over 50 per cent of such cases perpetrated by the fathers of the minors.
The state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Eugenia Abdallah, disclosed this during the bi-monthly press conference organised by the state Ministry of Information and Strategy.
The commissioner, flanked by the state Commissioner, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Kassim Afegbua, and the Managing Director, Edo State Geographic Information Service, Dr Innocent Bello, disclosed that the minors defiled by their fathers were between 2-10 years of age.
She said, “Mostly, 50 per cent are abused by their own fathers, with the victims ranging from 2-10 years. For instance, there is a little girl currently in our custody who was impregnated by her father. She is just 14 years old and is eight months pregnant as we speak. The case was reported to us by a neighbour.
