The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested two people – a 60-year-old village head and a pastor – for allegedly raping underage girls, some of them as little as eight-year-old.
WuzupNigeria gathered that the village head, Etteidung Okon Uyoe, defiled an 11-year-old girl.
It was further gathered that Uyoe, the village head of Ikot Inyang, Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Government Area of the state, lured the minor into his room on the pretence of giving her money after he bought beans cake [akara] from her.
The command added that it also arrested one Victor Victor, a pastor in one of the churches in Ntak Inyang, Etim Ekpo L.G.A of the State for defiling an eight-year-old girl.
The Police Public Relations Officer [PPRO] in the State, CSP Frederic Nnudam, in a statement on Tuesday, said the victim was sent by her guardian to deliver a tin of peak milk to the Pastor.
Other cases of rape as contained in the Statement were, “on 1/4/2020, at about 2:00am, f, one Peter Emmanuel Ekanem ‘m’ on the basis of an outcry by a victim of a case of rape which prompted a good-spirited individual to place a distress call to the Police. Investigation revealed that the suspect conspired with other suspects now at large and forcefully took the lady at gunpoint to a primary school field in Ikot Akpa Ekpuk village, Ikono LGA where she was raped. Suspect confessed to the crime. A locally-made pistol was recovered from the suspect. Investigation is in progress.
“On 28/5/2020 at about 9:00am, based on reliable intelligence, Detectives of Ibesikpo Asutan Division arrested one Henry Okon Henry ‘m’, aged 30yrs of Mbokpueyokan, Urue-Offong Oruko L.G.A, but resides at Ikot Ambon, Ibesikpo Asutan L.G.A. Investigation revealed that the suspect forcefully had unlawful carnal knowledge of his 17-yr-old niece, and also threatened to kill the victim if she attempts to escape or raise alarm.
”Following a complaint on 13/6/2020 at about 5:20pm, Operatives of ‘C’ Division arrested one Solomon Emmanuel Okon ‘m’ and Becky Umoretuk ‘f’. Suspects conspired and lured a 26-yr-old lady to their house and unlawfully assaulted her with fist blow and machete, in the process Solomon Emmanuel Okon ‘m’ forcefully had unlawful carnal knowledge of the victim.”
He said all suspects will be arraigned in court on completion of investigations, adding that the fight against gender-based violence and other crimes will be heightened to ensure that perpetrators do not have a safe haven or escape justice in the State
