A secondary school pupil, Sopuruchukwu Onuoha, was
on Thursday arrested by operatives of the Owerri Area Command of
the Nigeria Police Force for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl.
It was gathered that Onuoha (18), who hails from
Ekwereazu, in the Ahiazu Mbaise council area of the state, denied the allegation.
The victim told our correspondent that she was
allegedly raped by Onuoha while her parents were away.
She said, “We live on Rotibi Street in Owerri in
a two-storeyed building. We live on the first floor, while Onuoha and his
parents live on the second floor. My dad asked me to bring a phone
charger to him on the ground floor. But I did not know that Onuoha heard when
my dad gave the instruction. He sneaked in and hid in our flat.
“After I gave the charger to my dad and returned
to our flat, Onuoha held me from the back, used his clothes to cover my mouth
and forced his private parts into me.
“After he was done, blood started gushing out of
my private parts. My pants and clothes were stained. The only thing I could do
was to bite him in the hand.”
The victim said she immediately reported to her
mother, who informed her father before the case was reported to the police and
Onuoha was arrested.
When our correspondent visited the area command,
it was gathered that a medical report issued by the Federal Medical Centre
Owerri indicated that Onuoha was raped.
The police confirmed the incident, adding that
the victim bit the suspect in the hand.
Meanwhile, operatives of the area command said
investigations were ongoing into the matter, adding that the matter would soon
be referred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence
Department.
When
contacted, the state Police Public Relations, Mr. Andrew Enwerem, said he was
not aware of the case.
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