The victim, who is an
orphan, was brought from a village in the south eastern part of Nigeria to work
in Nathaniel’s house.
The police in Lagos State
have arrested a man, identified only as Nathaniel, for allegedly drugging and
raping his 14-year-old housemaid in the Ikotun area of the state.
PUNCH Metro learnt that
Nathaniel, who stayed on Ajisegiri Street, in the Egbe area, was arrested by
the Ikotun Police Division on Sunday.
It was gathered that the
suspect allegedly lured his housemaid, Chinwe (pseudonym), with a cup of juice
penultimate Monday, which contained a sedative.
The two persons were
reportedly alone in the apartment on the day.
It was said that when she
woke up, she found that she was naked.
She also reportedly found
semen in her private parts.
After the incident, Chinwe fled the house, dropping a letter for the
suspect’s wife to inform her about the sexual abuse she (Chinwe) had allegedly
suffered.
The
teenager also confided in a neighbour, who is a pastor in the area.
The pastor was said to have
informed a child rights’ organisation, which in turn reported at a police
station.
In the letter obtained by
PUNCH Metro, Chinwe wrote that she did not want to return to the house as she
was fed up with sexual abuses allegedly by Nathaniel.
She said, “Dear aunty, I
want to go. I am suffering here. Look at what your husband has been doing to
me. The last time that he did it, he gave me a drink and I did not know that he
purposely gave me that drink so that I could fall asleep.
“It was when I woke up that
I now found myself naked. I now saw white thing on my laps. This is what he was
doing to me the other time that I told you that I wanted to go. I do not want
to cause trouble for you. Please, call my brother to come and take me away. I
want to go and I do not want to stay here again.”
A source with the Child
Protection Network, where the pastor reported the case, said, “The man is over
40 years old. He employed the victim as a domestic help.
“He had been sexually
abusing the 14-year-old victim. On that Monday, he drugged her juice. That day
was a public holiday. When she slept off, he raped her.
“She ran away from the
house, because she did not want trouble for the man’s wife. Nathaniel has been
arrested by the police. The Family Support Unit of the police is handling the
matter.”
The Lagos State Police
Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed Nathaniel’s arrest.
She said, “The state
Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, has directed that the case be charged to
court.”
Punch
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