Residents of Onueke town in Ebonyi State, have lamented the activities of a certain man identified only as Mr. Nwoja, who allegedly rapes female kids in the community.
Nwoja, a cab driver in his 40’s, was reportedly accused of defiling nine female children between ages six and ten. He was alleged to have been defiling the girls for long without anybody being aware.
One of the affected children was said to have allegedly contracted infection following the defilement.
However, trouble reportedly started after one of the mothers noticed her little girl was experiencing pains in her private part, apparently due to injuries sustained during penile penetration.
The girl’s parents almost collapsed in shock when the child revealed that Nwoja had serially raped her. The man didn’t just insert his fingers into the girls’ private parts, New Telegraph reports he also inserted his manhood.
One of the victims, identified only as Precious said Nwoja had had sex with her about five times, adding that he usually does it in secluded areas, including inside his car.
The 10-year-old said, “Sometimes, I would be in a deep sleep, he would come and carry me to a corner in the yard and do it.
“Last time, he carried me while I was sleeping in the house and took me to the bush, at the back of our yard. He asked me to pull off my clothes. When I refused, he tore them off, removed his own clothes and raped me.
“He also used to have sex with me inside his car. He usually parks the car at the back of the compound,” Precious noted.
Narrating her experience, another victim, Amarachi, said that it started one night when her father sent her on errand. The suspect approached and requested for sex.
“When he came to me and said he wanted to have sex with me, I ran, but he caught and dragged me into the bush. He removed my pants and raped me. I shouted, but no one heard me because the place was lonely and far from where people reside.
“Afterwards, he used his handkerchief to clean my body,” Amarachi recounted.
Some other affected children alleged the man often times inserted his fingers into their private parts.
One of the parents, Mrs. Elizabeth Nweke said, “I was bathing my little daughter and massaging her body when I noticed she was hurting. I made attempts to wash her body very well but she would always remove my hand whenever I wanted to wash her private part. Whenever I tried, she would wince in pains.
“I asked her what happened to her and she told me Nwoja used to remove her pant and his own, and would insert his manhood into her private part. I shouted because I never expected him to do that sort of thing.”
Mrs. Nweke said she reported the matter to members of the community.
Nwoja, a father of three, was immediately summoned.
After much interrogation, the suspect allegedly admitted to the crime.
Another parent, Monday Obaji, said Nwoja was handed over to the police in Onueke.
According to reports, the parents were shocked to see him at home that same day he was reportedly arrested. The parents alleged that the police were trying to sweep the matter under the carpet.
The Chairperson of Family Law Centre, Mrs. Elizabeth Nwali, charged with the responsibility of handling such cases, explained that the Centre petitioned the State Criminal Investigations Department, SCID, following anxiety over the suspect’s sudden release from detention.
Confirming the defilement of the children, the Chairperson said the centre would ensure justice was done.
She, however, called on parents to avoid sending their underage girls on errands in the night, to avoid being raped or sexually molested.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, Mr. George Okafor, said the matter was under investigation, stating that the matter would have been charged to court, but for the Christmas break.
Okafor added that the affected families were yet to bring their victims for medical test.
The image maker said that only seven of the children were allegedly defiled according to information available to the police, not nine as alleged.
“The matter would be charged to court after investigation,” the PPRO noted.
“The police have not compromised the case. We’re not covering the matter, but a medical examination must be carried out on those children as part of our investigation.
“Their parents have not brought them to us for medical examination. We have made arrangement for the medical examination. This is a delicate matter that requires number of things to prove the case.
“The man in question is still in our custody,” Okafor confirmed, adding that the case had been transferred to the SCID.
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