A
heartless man has been apprehended by the police for molesting and
raping mercilessly nine minors in his neighbourhood in Ebonyi state.
The Ebonyi State Police Command says it has arrested a middle-aged
man for allegedly raping nine children aged between six and 10.
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the suspect, a father of
three, allegedly carried out the act in Ezza South Local Government Area
of the state, where he lived in the same compound with the victims. The
Ebonyi command’s Public Relations Officer, George Okafor, confirmed the
arrest, adding that the matter was under investigation.
“The parents of the victims have, however, failed to bring them
for proper medical investigation; we expect them to have done that for
long."
Okafor promised that the matter would be pursued to its conclusion,
adding that the man would be arraigned after the conclusion of
investigations.
He denied claims that the police had been compromised with regard
to the case as was being insinuated in some quarters, insisting that
proper investigative modalities were being applied.
“The information we received was that only seven of the
children were allegedly defiled but we would vigorously pursue the
investigations,” he said.
The Chairman of the Family Law Centre in Abakaliki, Mrs.
Elizabeth Nwali, said the centre petitioned the state Criminal
Investigation Department about the matter.
“This followed the complaints that the suspect, who was handed
over to the Police at Onueke, headquarters of Ezza South, was discharged
the same day without proper interrogation,” she said.
One of the victims told NAN that the suspect defiled her five times
and usually carried out the act in secluded areas, including inside a
car.
“When I am deep asleep most times, he will carry me to a corner
of house and insert something from his body inside me after removing my
clothes and his own,” she said.
Some parents of the victims told NAN that they became aware of the
act when their children started complaining of severe pains in their
private parts.
“The suspect admitted to the offence when confronted by members of the community and other stakeholders.
“We suspect strongly that he uses the contents of the
handkerchief used in cleaning their bodies for ritual purposes; our
children have not being themselves since the incidents occurred,” they said.
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