By Funso Alarape
Tuesday December 31, 2024
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A woman simply identified as Jessica has been arrested by police operatives attached to Special Area, Rumudomaya, (Rumuokoro) Police Division, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State for inhumane acts against a 13-year-old girl, rape victim.
It was alleged that Jessica stripped the little girl naked and dipped pepper into her private part at Rukpokwu Community, last Sunday.
The little girl, whose name (withheld), had earlier reportedly been raped by Jessica’s husband on 25th December.
Mrs. Goodness, mother of the victim, who did not want her full name mentioned, said she was at her workplace on Sunday evening, December 29, 2024, when some persons called her to say that her neighbor, Jessica, had stripped her daughter naked and tortured her.
Goodness, who was still in trauma, stated that before she arrived home, some neighbors had rescued her daughter from Jessica.
She narrated: “Upon interrogation of my daughter, her daughter told me that on Christmas day, December 25th, 2024, a female neighbor who is a friend to Jessica took her (alleged rape victim) to Jessica’s house.
Minutes later, Jessica’s husband, Mr Ebuka sent the wife (Jessica) and her friend on an errand.
“As his (Ebuka’s ) wife went out with her friend, Ebuka pounced on my daughter and raped her after threatening to deal with her if she refused or told anyone.
“After he was done, he let my daughter go. However, my daughter did not tell me because of the threat. Nobody has seen Ebuka after that day.
“So on Sunday evening, Ebuka’s wife, Jessica, came to my shop and told my daughter to follow her, that she wants to show my daughter something in the house. My daughter followed her, only to get to their house; she stripped my daughter naked, poured her pepper, and also inserted pepper in her vagina.
“Jessica dragged my daughter outside, flogged her severally with a machete accusing her of having sex with her husband, Ebuka. Some persons even video recorded my daughter.”
Meantime, the National Coordinator of the Centre for Basic Rights Protection and Accountability Campaign, Prince Wiro, has condemned the alleged torture of the 13-year-old girl by Jessica.
Wiro described the incident as inhumane, barbaric, and disheartening
Wiro said: “We have interacted with the teenager and even saw the bruises and wounds on her body. We demand a thorough investigation by the Police. The Police should make a concerted effort to bring in Ebuka, the woman’s husband, to answer for the allegation against him, and anybody found culpable in the course of investigation should be made to face the law.”
At press time, it was gathered that the suspect, Ebuka, had been arrested and detained.
It was gathered that Ebuka, in his statement at the police station, admitted to having canal knowledge of the teenager.
However, the spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police, said the matter has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for investigation.
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