horrible rape

one man of  age, 45-year- old man, Chukwujekwu, has allegedly raped an 8-year-old girl.
The incident happened at Umudu-Egbengwu Nimo  in Anambra State.
Otugo, an uncle to the victim, was said to have lured her with N50, following which he allegedly raped the girl in the bush on June 8.
The victim’s mother was said to have promptly reported the matter at the Police station but the culprit, a father of five, had bolted when the police visited his home.

The girl stated that Otugo threatened to kill her if she ever revealed the incident.
“He said he would kill me if I told anybody”.
The victim’s distraught mother, a widow, said: ’’My pain is that this man did this despite knowing my kids have no father; so he thinks he will not face justice?”
Meanwhile, a civil society organisation, Help for Victims of Matrimonial Abuse Foundation (HVMAF) has promised to ensure that Otugo was prosecuted.
Executive Director of HVMAF, Dr Favour Alexander said: “The mother of the girl sent me a text when the incident happened in Anambra State.
“Our legal team will prepare a petition to the IGP and ensure that the matter is not swept under the carpet; our aim is to go to court as the paedophile must not go scot free.’’

ORIGIN OF ST. ANTHONY'S BREAD

St. Anthony’s Bread

The excellent expression of devotion to St. Anthony, known as St. Anthony’s Bread, goes back to the Thirteenth Century. It has been a source of many favors and graces, and has also been of great aid to the poor and the needy.

According to the most ancient chronicles a child of Padua, even while the great basilica was building, fell into a barrel of water, and was drowned. In her grief the mother called on St. Anthony for help, and promised she would donate the child’s weight in grain for the poor if she were restored to life.
While the mother was still praying, the child arose as if from sleep. This miracle gave rise to the pious practice of giving alms to the poor as a petition or in return for favors received through St. Anthony’s intercession.
This practice received its present name from a favor received by a pious girl named Louise Bouffier at Toulon in France in the last century. She promised loaves of bread for the poor in exchange for St. Anthony’s help. Her shop later became a center of devotion to the Saint; the alms of those whose favors were heard were given to the numerous poor families of the city.
The Franciscan Order encourages this act of charity to the afflicted and those in want everywhere. It is a laudable method of sacrifice and of thanksgiving to St. Anthony.
Should you wish to take part in this tradition method of prayer to St. Anthony, you may send your offering and petition marked plainly, to St. Anthony’s Bread.
Any offering, however small, that you care to send today in honor of St. Anthony will be used for the poorest of the poor. AMEN.