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The Rivers State Police Command stated its operatives have arrested a 42-year-old man merely recognized as Kolawale for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old feminine home assist in Ejekwu Avenue, Eneka in Obio/Akpor Native Authorities Space of the state.
It was gathered that the suspect, a father of three, was nabbed by the human rights desk of the state police on Monday, following a grievance by involved neighbours whom the teenage woman ran to after the previous allegedly defiled her.
A supply who pleaded anonymity stated that Kolawale is a rig employee and has been sleeping with the woman at any time when he was on the town unknown to his spouse.
The supply said, “The person is married with three youngsters and the woman has been staying with them. He’s a rig employee and never often round. He comes on break and goes again to work the place he spends weeks
“At any time when he’s on the town and when his spouse isn’t round, he often has his manner along with his home assist who’s 13 years previous. The woman has been staying with them for some months.
“I believe the woman has been bored with the entire thing however didn’t know find out how to escape or keep away from him. So, this time round, when he returned from work, he needed to sleep along with her, however the woman refused.
“She resisted him, ran out of the compound and knowledgeable some residents of what has been going by means of. So the ladies amongst them took her in for verify and confirmed that there had been penetration in her non-public half.”
He additional stated the ladies had been shocked on the stage of injury following common penetration of the minor and peeved by the invention, they took the woman to the state Ministry of Justice the place they lodged a proper grievance.
“So, it was really the Ministry of Justice that now reported to the human rights desk on the police headquarters at Moscow Street. After receiving the report, the police have been monitoring the person since he was not regular.
“On receiving data that he got here again on Sunday, they (police) moved in and arrested him on Monday morning,” the supply disclosed
It was additionally gathered that the results of a medical examination performed on the teenage woman confirmed that her non-public half was penetrated.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident, and the arrest of the person, saying investigation was ongoing.
Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police, said, “Sure, I can affirm the incident. The suspect has been arrested and in our custody. Investigation is ongoing.”