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Policemen arrested a 54-year old father of six,
Mr. John Onose, for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old KG2 pupil in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State.
Mr. John Onose, for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old KG2 pupil in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State.
Onose, who is reportedly an aide to the Delta House of Assembly Speaker Monday Igbuya, and a former Councillor, on Tuesday, July 19 allegedly lured the
victim to a bush close to his home at Fovie Street,
Sapele, and raped her.
victim to a bush close to his home at Fovie Street,
Sapele, and raped her.
According to Sahara Reporters, the victim’s mother, Onome
Ojakovo, found out about the incident when her daughter started
complaining of severe pains. She confronted the suspect and he threatened to deal with
her should she make the incident public.
Ojakovo, found out about the incident when her daughter started
complaining of severe pains. She confronted the suspect and he threatened to deal with
her should she make the incident public.
“The
little girl was playing with two other children while her
mother, a neighbor to the suspect, was drying clothes outside, but
noticed the disappearance of the girl and started looking for her. After
about 20 minutes, the child came out from the corner of the
suspect’s house.” a source told SR.
little girl was playing with two other children while her
mother, a neighbor to the suspect, was drying clothes outside, but
noticed the disappearance of the girl and started looking for her. After
about 20 minutes, the child came out from the corner of the
suspect’s house.” a source told SR.
A doctor at Sapele Central Hospital, where the
victim is currently receiving treatment confirmed
the incident. According to the doctor, the victim is responding to
treatment but was badly traumatised.
victim is currently receiving treatment confirmed
the incident. According to the doctor, the victim is responding to
treatment but was badly traumatised.
Narrating the incident to
SaharaReporters at the hospital premises, Mrs Ojakova said her
daughter was playing with two other kids when she noticed that her
daughter was nowhere to be found and to her surprise, she later saw her
daughter coming out from somewhere close to the suspect’s house.
SaharaReporters at the hospital premises, Mrs Ojakova said her
daughter was playing with two other kids when she noticed that her
daughter was nowhere to be found and to her surprise, she later saw her
daughter coming out from somewhere close to the suspect’s house.
“When my daughter came out from the corner of Mr. Onoseโs house, I
didn’t suspect anything until she complained that her private part were
hurting badly. I still didnโt pay serious attention to it. I asked her to go and
wash herself, but when she came back from the school the next day and
was still complaining of the pains, I decided to check and what I saw
shocked me,” she said, adding that her daughter was bleeding profusely.
didn’t suspect anything until she complained that her private part were
hurting badly. I still didnโt pay serious attention to it. I asked her to go and
wash herself, but when she came back from the school the next day and
was still complaining of the pains, I decided to check and what I saw
shocked me,” she said, adding that her daughter was bleeding profusely.
“In
my shock,
I raised an alarm, which attracted my neighbours. It was then it dawned
on me that my child had been sexually violated. I started crying and I
couldnโt imagine who could have done this evil to my child. I was then
advised to put salt in a hot water with disinfectant and
get my daughter to sit astride the hot water. Mr. Onose came out of his
compound, and when my daughter saw him,
she was shocked and pointed to him as the man that injured her,” Mrs
Ojakovo said.
my shock,
I raised an alarm, which attracted my neighbours. It was then it dawned
on me that my child had been sexually violated. I started crying and I
couldnโt imagine who could have done this evil to my child. I was then
advised to put salt in a hot water with disinfectant and
get my daughter to sit astride the hot water. Mr. Onose came out of his
compound, and when my daughter saw him,
she was shocked and pointed to him as the man that injured her,” Mrs
Ojakovo said.
Her daughter told her that the man called her to
somewhere close to the bush, covered her mouth and penetrated her. Mrs.
Ojakovo said the daughter also told her that Onose only let her go when
he heard her calling her daughter’s name while looking for her. She
further said Onose and his wife threatened that she would be dealt with
if she told anyone, the reason for which she involved the police.
somewhere close to the bush, covered her mouth and penetrated her. Mrs.
Ojakovo said the daughter also told her that Onose only let her go when
he heard her calling her daughter’s name while looking for her. She
further said Onose and his wife threatened that she would be dealt with
if she told anyone, the reason for which she involved the police.
The Divisional Police Officer at Sapele Police
Station, CSP Badaru Musa, who confirmed the incident, said that the
police are still conducting their investigation.
Station, CSP Badaru Musa, who confirmed the incident, said that the
police are still conducting their investigation.
“We are currently investigating the case, but until the
reports of
the medical examinations conducted on the girl and the suspect are
released, we cannot make an official statement. But because of the
nature of the case, the suspect is currently in detention,” Musa said.
reports of
the medical examinations conducted on the girl and the suspect are
released, we cannot make an official statement. But because of the
nature of the case, the suspect is currently in detention,” Musa said.
Source: Sahara Reporters
