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A Professor Of Geophysics Allegedly Rapes 12 Year Old Daughter Of His Gateman
A lecturer with the Alex Ekwueme Federal College, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo in Ebonyi State has been apprehended over the alleged defilement of a 12-year-old pupil within the state.
Press Informant understands that the suspect merely recognized as Prof. Felix Anyaegbunam, was arrested on Saturday, November 20 by males of the Nigerian Police Pressure.
The Anambra State indigene is claimed to have sexually assaulted the sufferer for the previous six months. Stories have it that the sufferer, a local of Ezza North Native Authorities Space of the state was residing underneath the identical roof with the suspect, as her organic father serves as a gateman of the home.
A supply who reportedly shared extra gentle into the incident with the PUNCH on situation of anonymity, mentioned, “An alleged baby violator, Felix Anyaegbunam, a professor of Geophysics working with Alex Ekwueme Federal College Ndufu Alike Ikwo, in Ebonyi State, is now within the police web. He’s from Anambra state. His wife can be a professor on the College of Nigeria, Nsukka and most of his youngsters are Doctoral Diploma holders in keeping with analysis.
“Just a few days in the past, a whistleblower introduced a report towards the professor resulting in his arrest and detention yesterday by the police. He’s being accused of fixed sexual abuse on the 12-year-old daughter of his gateman.”
The supply additional revealed that the sufferer has been rescued and is at present receiving correct medical examination at a hospital.
Sharing her terrible expertise residing underneath the identical roof along with her violator, the younger lady whose title is withheld for safety functions instructed newsmen in an interview that the suspect, Anyaegbunam, have abused her sexually for greater than six months.
“I used to be residing within the village with my mom. My daddy introduced me to dwell with Prof in Abakaliki. Since June this 12 months, the Prof has been disturbing me. He all the time comes into my room and does what I don’t like,” PUNCH Metro quoted the lady as saying.
She continued: “Someday round 2aam, I ran to my father on the safety home and instructed him that Prof was urgent my breast. My father instructed me to return that he’ll speak with him within the morning. Generally, I’ll get up and see myself bare.
“The opposite day, someone was touching me at midnight. I awakened, placed on the sunshine and noticed Prof mendacity on my mattress bare. He tried to the touch me however I slapped him and pushed him out of my room. I used to be crying.
“Someday, I awakened and my mattress was soaked with blood. I didn’t know what occurred. I instructed my father within the morning however he didn’t do something. He used to inform me that if I depart Prof’s home, who pays my college charges? That’s how the Prof has continued to disturb me till I instructed my aunty within the college as a result of I don’t like that nonsense Prof is doing.”
Confirming the report, the Police Public Relations Officer within the state, Mrs Loveth Odah mentioned that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Aliyu Garba had been knowledgeable of the incident and has ordered a discreet investigation into the matter.
Mrs Odah mentioned, “The suspect of the alleged case of rape is in Police custody now. The CP has ordered a discreet investigation into the matter, we’re whereas awaiting the medical screening/report of the sufferer.”
Nevertheless, Press Informant in an try to get to the basis of the alleged sexual assault involving the mentioned lecturer reached out to the establishment for affirmation.
The Public Relations Officer of the college, Elom Iyke who spoke on the phone with our correspondent, mentioned the college was simply knowledgeable of the incident on Sunday morning.
He, nonetheless, promised to get again to us on the incident as quickly as attainable.
