Kwania district leaders have raised a red flag about the increasing cases of defilement.
On average, 447 girls are defiled every month, a number the leaders say is worrying, given that some girls are infected with HIV/AIDs.
Data obtained from the Kwania district probation department indicates that 5,375 teenagers aged between 13 and 17 years were defiled last year, with Aduku town council recording 1,270 defilement cases, Nambieso Sub County 976 cases, Chawente 970, Abongomola 955, Inomo 827, and Aduku Sub County recorded 377 defilement cases.
Alison Arinda, Kwania District Police Commander-DPC, says the number of defiled girls in the district could be much higher because many cases go unreported as victims choose to suffer in silence.
DPC Arinda said compensation for defilement victims is being done in markets with the watchful eyes of the local leaders.
Tom Richard Ocen Agwec, a whistleblower and human rights defender, links the overwhelming defilement cases to poverty and ignorance.
Stephen Egwel, Kwania District Community Development Officer, said the district lacks enough resources to take care of Defilement and sensitise communities. Nationally, defilement is one of the most common cases recorded by the police, and the police’s annual crime report for 2025 indicates that defilement is the leading sex-related crime reported in the country.
By URN
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