Ebonyi State, Hon. Chieze Nwankwo was, Tuesday, reported to have
allegedly raped a 12 year-old girl names withheld who resides in his
compound.
The incident which had received a lot of condemnation from the people
of the area was said to have been reported to the police station in
the area and later transferred to Obiozara Police Station for proper
investigation.
Vanguard learnt that the victim, a primary six pupil of Umunoka
Primary School, Okposi, was lured by Hon. Nwankwo with an apple when
she went to fetch water to take her bath.
Narrating her ordeal in the hands of the rapist, the victim explained
that the accused lured her with an apple and that before she knew what
was happening, he had removed her clothes and over powered her.
"When I took my bucket to fetch water at the well, Hon. Chieze called
me to his house and said I should come and collect an apple. I went in
to collect the apple and asked him whether he too would also eat but
before I could understand what was happening, he quickly pulled off
his clothes, pushed me to the ground and fell on top of me.
"I told him to get off me but he refused and I started crying but
there was nobody in the compound until my mother started calling me. I
told him that my mother was calling me but he refused to listen until
my mother came and pushed the door open. And as soon as he saw my
mother he used speed, took his towel and told my mother that it was an
apple he wanted to give to me"
The father of the victim, Mr. Peter Ogbonnaya who is a motorcycle
mechanic wondered why such immoral act should be committed against his
daughter and called on the state government, Non Governmental
Organizations, NGOs and relevant security agencies in the country to
come to the aid of the family, so that, appropriate punishment could
be meted out on the culprit.
Meanwhile, the mother of the victim, Mrs. Nnena Nwankwo was said to
have taken her daughter to Okposi general hospital where medical
examinations had been conducted to ascertain the health state of her
daughter.
She said: "As my daughter went to take her bath, Mr. Nwankwo who was
in front of my shop, said I should give him something to eat. So, I
gave him what he wanted. After eating, he said he wanted to go and
see whether his chicken was outside. So, he left but I never knew he
was after my daughter. When my daughter went to fetch water at the
well that was when he lured her.
"So after a while, I started calling my daughter to know whether she
had finished taking her bath but I didn't hear her voice. I traced her
to the well where she had gone to fetch water and saw her slippers at
the door of Hon. Nwankwo. I now pushed the door and immediately the
honourable quickly got up, gathered his towel and dashed out
immediately. I raised alarm and told my husband about it"
When vanguard visited the police post where the matter was first
reported, the Investigation Police Officer, IPO, (name withheld) who
confirmed the incident said the matter had been transferred to
Obiozara police station for proper investigation to ascertain whether
the allegation of rape against the local government staff were genuine
or not.
As at the time of this report, the culprit who is a Management
Committee member in charge of Works department in Okposi Development
Centre was alleged to have been released from police custody by some
of his colleagues.
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