UMUAHIA — THE Police in Rivers State said, Thursday, that
they had unravelled the celebrated gang rape case which allegedly took place at
Abia State University, ABSU, Uturu, noting that the incident actually took
place at Obite town in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.
they had unravelled the celebrated gang rape case which allegedly took place at
Abia State University, ABSU, Uturu, noting that the incident actually took
place at Obite town in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The victim was also found to be a married person and that
the suspects who subjected her to such dehumanising agony were her husband’s
cousins.
the suspects who subjected her to such dehumanising agony were her husband’s
cousins.
The incident, where four men in turns, raped a woman, was
posted on social media and it was alleged to have taken place at ABSU.
posted on social media and it was alleged to have taken place at ABSU.
According to the Police, three of the suspects have been
charged to Magistrate Court 9, Port Harcourt. The information was contained in
the Nigeria Police newspaper The Dawn of March 11-24, 2013 edition.
charged to Magistrate Court 9, Port Harcourt. The information was contained in
the Nigeria Police newspaper The Dawn of March 11-24, 2013 edition.
According to the report, detectives from Rivers State
Criminal Investigation Department working on intelligence report on September
7, 2012, traced the husband of the victim whose name was given as Mr. S. from
Obite town in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Criminal Investigation Department working on intelligence report on September
7, 2012, traced the husband of the victim whose name was given as Mr. S. from
Obite town in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The report said Mr. S. confirmed that the victim was his
wife and that the perpetrators of the act were from his community.
wife and that the perpetrators of the act were from his community.
The report said “after painstakingly tracing the identity
of the suspects, it led to their arrest and they are Uchenna Ukulor,
Chizoba Nwosu and Nwazuo Nmezi, while the fourth person is on the run.”
of the suspects, it led to their arrest and they are Uchenna Ukulor,
Chizoba Nwosu and Nwazuo Nmezi, while the fourth person is on the run.”
The police was quoted as saying the suspects and husband
of the victim were invited and the video clip was played for them which clearly
established that three of them with another at large committed the crime.
of the victim were invited and the video clip was played for them which clearly
established that three of them with another at large committed the crime.
The suspects, the report said, were cousins to the
husband of the victim.
husband of the victim.
Abia State government, which put up spirited denial of
the incident when it was linked to its university, reacted happily to the report,
saying it had been vindicated.
the incident when it was linked to its university, reacted happily to the report,
saying it had been vindicated.
Chief Press Secretary to Governor Theodore Orji, Mr.
Ugochukwu Emezue, said detractors of the state were behind the castigation of
the state after watching the rape case on the social media, and commended the
police for doing a good job to unravel where the incident actually took place.
Ugochukwu Emezue, said detractors of the state were behind the castigation of
the state after watching the rape case on the social media, and commended the
police for doing a good job to unravel where the incident actually took place.
Emezue also lashed out at some members of the National
Assembly “who never investigated the matter and jumped into conclusion”.
Assembly “who never investigated the matter and jumped into conclusion”.
Source: Vanguard
