Suspect on the run after raping 10-year-old girl

A 37-year-old man popularly known as “2 minutes”  is on the run after allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl (name withheld) in one of the apartments in her grandfather’s compound, at Ovwor-Olomu community,Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. 

The suspect, an indigene of Oteri community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state, who lives in Ovwor fled the town, though he was earlier apprehended by the community vigilantee.

According to victim’s father, the incident occured on Sunday.

It was learned that the suspect, who is now at large, escaped from the community’s town hall were he was taken in on May 28.

In a telephone chat with our correspondent, the father of victim, Chief Joseph Aphia, President-General of Urhobo Orators, confirmed the report, saying his wife noticed that the girl was having difficulty walking and asked what the problem was.

According to him, by the time his wife demanded to know why semen stained her under wears, his daughter opened up and claimed that the suspect, 2 Minutes, allegedly raped her in one of the rooms in his father’s compound. 

“By this time, I wasn’t around. My wife called me on phone and informed me of the incident but I asked them to keep calm so that the victim does not run away.

“By the time I returned, I called the vigilante and arrested him (suspect) to the residence of the spokesman (Otota) of the community that Sunday evening.

“The Otota interrogated my daughter and the suspect, who confessed that he committed the offence. He said it’s the handwork of the devil and that he doesn’t know what came over him.

“The Otota ordered that he be flogged and taken to the town hall until his people came to take him but if they don’t come, he should be handed over to the police.

“At the break of day, which was May 29, the suspect had broken the burglary proof in the community’s town hall and had escaped. So, I quickly reported the matter at the Police Station in Otu-Jeremi Division.”

Aphia said the incident had brought so much pains to his family as the daughter has been admitted and several tests conducted on her.

He added: “I will fight this case to any length because this man has come to destroy my daughter.” The victim was said to be in a stable condition at press time.

Contacted, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe said there’s no rapist arrested at the station to his knowledge but acknowledged that the  matter had been reported and investigation is on.

Culled from Vanguard