A 35-year-old
man, Andrew Ekanem, has been arrested by the police for allegedly raping his
neighbour’s daughter in the Bariga area of Lagos State.
The
14-year-old victim was still undergoing a six-month treatment for tuberculosis
when she was attacked by the suspect on Monday morning.
The mother of
the victim, Mrs. Adenike Aderinkomi, a trader, told Punch that her daughter
went to ease herself in the early hours of the morning when she was cornered by
the Cross River State indigene.
She claimed
the suspect violated her daughter through the anus and vagina.
It was around
2am on Monday when my daughter woke up and said she wanted to go and ease
herself. I was having my quiet time and
didn’t know when I slept off. I woke up about 15 minutes later and didn’t see
her in the room.
I woke her
father up and he said he didn’t know her whereabouts. We both became anxious
and went outside to search for her.
“Another
neighbour also joined us in the search.”
She said she
was shouting her daughter’s name in the backyard, but did not get any response. Aderinkomi said about 10 minutes later, her
husband saw their daughter coming out of Ekanem’s room. Her mother said she
pulled her away from the growing crowd of neighbours and pressed her to talk.
“My daughter
became afraid. She then told me that while she was on her way to ease herself,
Ekanem grabbed her and took her inside his room to sleep with her. She said
while I was shouting her name, he covered her mouth.
“People held him and wanted to beat him up. But I had to quickly report the matter to
the police very early in the morning so people would not take the law into
their hands,”
Investigation revealed the suspect was fond of the act and usually induced his
victims with money.
, “That was
not his first time of doing such a thing. This particular girl, he had slept
with her about three times. He was always giving her money ranging from N200 to
N500.
“But this
time, he was caught red-handed and that was why the girl’s parents are
insisting on taking him to court. When he was queried, he didn’t give any reason
for his behaviour. He’s just fond of sleeping with little girls.”
“She
sustained bruises in her anus and vagina (as a result of) sexual assault.”
The victim had
been taken to an undisclosed orthodox church for “prayers and deliverance”.
Some men their act is beyond disgust
ReplyDeletenot well SICK
ReplyDeletedis animal should be permanently locked away
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