#StoriesWeHear: Man, 45, arrested over rape of minor

by Oge Okonkwo

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A 45-year-old man, an indigene of Edo state, has been arrested by operatives of the Bayelsa state police command for allegedly raping an 11-year-old female primary school pupil in Etegwe community, Yenagoa local government area of the state.

It was gathered from the police that the suspect, a married man with five children, allegedly lured the victim, who is the daughter of his neighbour to an uncompleted building close to the house,brutally had a carnal knowledge of her and left her bleeding.

According to sources, police preliminary investigation showed that the alleged rapist had stuffed handkerchief in her mouth before being raped.

Leadership Newspapers reports:

According to the sister of the victim who identified herself as Kate, her violated sister crawled into the house crying in pain that the arrested man had raped her.

“She struggled into the house while I was watching television and told me what happened.

“I immediately arranged a vehicle and rushed her to a private hospital for first aid treatment. The bleeding was stopped and a certified report obtained,” she said.

LEADERSHIP further gathered that the arrested man simply identified as Omo, was reported to be in the habit of the alleged “immoral act” with kids in the neighbourhood.

“He lured the girl to the uncompleted building under the pretext of sending her on an errand. Instead, he grabbed her and dragged her into the uncompleted building and raped her,” a source said.

When contacted for confirmation, spokesman of the Bayelsa police command, Mr. Alex Akhigbe, said though he was yet to get a full brief on the incident, “but I will look into it and get back to you.”

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