By Tina Amanda
A woman identified as Jessica has been arrested by detectives attached to Special Area, Rumuodomaya Police Division, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State for allegedly stripping naked and bathing pepper on a thirteen-year-old girl allegedly raped.
According to the report the incident happened at Rukpokwu in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Narrating the incident, the mother of the victim who gave her name as Goodness, said she was at her workplace on Sunday evening 29 December 2024 when some persons called her that her neighbour, Jessica stripped the daughter naked and tortured her.
The traumatized mother stated that before she arrived home, some neighbors had rescued her daughter from Jessica.
Explaining further, the mother of the alleged raped girl said upon interrogation, her daughter told her that on Christmas day, December 25, 2024, a female neighbor who is a friend of Jessica took her to Jessica’s house. A few minutes later, Jessica was sent on an errand by her husband “Ebuka” alongside her friend.
“As his wife went out with her friend, Ebuka pounced on her and allegedly raped her after threatening to deal with her if she refused.
“After he was done, he let my daughter go.Though 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 wanted to show my daughter something in her house. My daughter followed her, only to get to their house, she stripped my daughter naked, poured her pepper, and also inserted pepper into 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 and recorded my daughter”.
In the meantime, the National Coordinator of the Centre for Basic Rights Protection And Accountability Campaign, Prince Wiro has condemned the alleged torture of the thirteen-year-old girl by Jessica.
Wiro described the incident as inhumane, barbaric, and disheartening
“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”.
The Spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe Koko when contacted, was yet to speak on the incident as at the time of filing this report.
As of press time, the suspect Ebuka has been arrested and we learned that the suspect denied raping the teenage girl in his statement.
