A 73-year-old native doctor, Joseph Umuluku, has allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl in the bathroom at Giwa-Amu road, Okumagba Layout in Warri, Delta State.
The native doctor reportedly hypnotised the girl before he carried out the heinous act with a threat to kill her if she tells anyone.
According to Daily Post, the 73-year-old and the parents of the girl are neighbours at Giwa-Amu Street.
Although the suspect has been arrested by the Police in “B” Division led by CSP Anieteh Eyoh in Warri, the girl sustained serious injuries as a result of the rape. The police are helping to seek medical help for the girl.
Confirming the incident, the President of the Nigerian Child Welfare Fund, Comrade Joshua Omorere said that the suspect bragged before the police that he used charms on the girl.
Comrade Omorere said that the police authority asked both parties to go and settle the matter themselves and report back to the station.
Comrade Omorere opined that the matter should be charged to court.
In his words,
“It is weighty for settlement outside court. The man must have been doing it.
“The man claimed to have done it in the bathroom in the compound they are living. They live in the same compound and threatening to kill the girl if she tells anyone.
“He confirmed everything the girl said to the police to be true.”
The DPO “B” Division declined comments on the matter but a police source, who craved anonymity said the native doctor had made confessional statements.
