The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the arraignment of a woman who accused her husband of defiling and raping their two daughters in court.
It was earlier reported on November 11, that the police had charged a 29-year-old woman, Mrs Chisom Okonkwo for criminal defamation of her husband, Mr Okonkwo Ozioma after accusing him of defiling their two little daughters.
However, confirming the report in a statement shared on X, the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said the Chisom had reported the matter to the police but could not prove her allegations beyond reasonable doubt, warning people against bringing false information to the police.
Ndukwe explained that during the police investigation, the elder child of the couple in a written statement with video evidence, revealed that their father was innocent and hasn't committed the offence he was being accused of.
They rather informed the police investigators that their mother coached them to lie against their father in the police, which they said they not know the motive behind it.
According to the PPRO, "the Enugu State Police Command, on 25th October 2025, received a complaint from Okonkwo Chisom (female, aged 29), lodged at the Command’s Emene Police Division, alleging that her husband, Okonkwo Ozioma, had been defiling their two daughters, aged 5 and 3 years, and threatening to kill her if she disclosed it.
"However, following the husband’s arrest and a diligent investigation, the allegations were found to be false and misleading.
"Investigations revealed that, contrary to her claims, the periods in 2024 and 2025 during which Chisom alleged the offences occurred were the same times she had travelled alone with all the children to their hometown in Imo State.
"It further showed that, in two separate handwritten voluntary statements, their 7-year-old son exonerated his father and disclosed that their mother had coached him and his sisters to falsely accuse their father — a fact supported by video evidence.
"Additionally, she attempted to withdraw the case and stop further police investigation upon realizing that the truth was emerging and the case would turn against her," Ndukwe revealed.
"Consequently, having failed to prove her allegations beyond reasonable doubt, Chisom Okonkwo was found to have defamed her husband and provided false and misleading information to the Police."
The Command's spokesperson, said that it was on the strength of the outcome of investigation that the Complaint (Chisom), was arraigned before the Magistrate Court of Enugu State on a two-count charge of defamation and giving false information.
He noted that court granted her bail, and the case was adjourned for further hearing.
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