The Federal Government has said that it will take legal action against Enugu based couple, Mr Ifeanyi and Mrs Christabel Ewuru, for allege sexual defilement and gross neglect of their eight-year-old daughter.

Minister of Women Affairs, Barrister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, made this known at a media conference, yesterday in Abuja.

She said while Mr. Ewuru, the stepfather of the girl, will be sued for sexually molesting her multiple times, breaking her virginal walls and inflicting her with sexually transmitted diseases, her mother will be sued for gross neglect of her daughter and aiding the perpetrator escape justice.

Kennedy-Ohanenye disclosed that the ministry will take up legal action against the couple to ensure the survivor gets justice as well as serve as deterrent to others who might want to tow the same line.

“This eight-year-old girl has been molested severally by her stepfather, who has given her diseases, broken her walls, which has been confirmed in the hospital, also by the lawyer and mother of this girl.

“The matter was taken to court, but unfortunately, the magistrate released this man on bail.

“We want to know why he was released despite the allegations against him simply because the woman cried that she didn’t want her husband to be jailed.

“What about the voiceless girl? What about the torture, emotional pains the girl went through, and threats not to disclose the molestation?

“We are suing the woman for negligence. Because if she was not negligent, this girl would not have suffered this thing for a long time. She said

Lamenting the attitude of the mother, the minister saud “And this woman had the guts to defend the man who did this to your daughter simply because you want to keep the marriage or what I don’t know.

“We are suing the man on behalf of the young girl to make sure he pays for his sin, the rule of law must prevail, The truth must prevail. Justice must be done on behalf of this young girl,” she said.

She expressed deep concern over incessant cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV), harmful traditional practices and other forms of abuses meted on women, children and the vulnerable.

According to her establishment of mobile courts will hasten up the prosecution of, (SGBV), and other harmful practices against women and children, as well as ensure survivors gets justice.