A family Court in Owerri has remanded a 42 year old Imo
State Transport Cooperation (ITC) Driver for allegedly deceiving, defiling, assaulting
and impregnating a thirteen year old girl.
The suspect, Mr. Okorie Agwu is a father of five children, separated
from his wife and from Arochukwu, Abia State. Until his arrest and confinement
in Owerri-Federal Prisons; he was a staff of ITC, Owerri, Imo State.
The Suspect, confessed that he had in two different occasions lured the 13 year old with one hundred naira note into his vehicle, where he drove her to secluded areas, including area of Akachi Tower, Owerri-Aba Road to molest her. This however continued after the first attempt, resulting into a six month pregnancy.
The Suspect, confessed that he had in two different occasions lured the 13 year old with one hundred naira note into his vehicle, where he drove her to secluded areas, including area of Akachi Tower, Owerri-Aba Road to molest her. This however continued after the first attempt, resulting into a six month pregnancy.
The thirteen year old pregnant Victim had told the police
that the suspect, Agwu made her offer of one hundred naira and promised to buy
her a cell-phone, if she becomes his friend. This according to her, started
when she was in JSS 1(2017) and continued every other day whenever she is returning
from school, and she declined his offer.
She confined to the police that the day she accepted to
answer the man, was the day he drove him in a bush, tore her cloths and raped
her, and she went home bleeding.
The incident played out severally, as Mr. Agwu takes turn, lure
and sexually assault her.
The Victim lives with her grand father and step mother.
Her grand father,
told the police that she was delivered at home by her daughter, who
later got married to start her new family. Meanwhile the step mother has threatened to send the 13 year pregnant girl out of the house, adding that she can not cater for her ante-natal and post-natal care.
Women Focused Groups, Virgin
Heart Foundation and Nigeria Association of Women Journalists(NAWOJ) Imo State
Chapter, through the vice Chairman, Dorothy Nnaji, were alerted on this case,they swing into action, pledged psycho-social
support, medical assistance and ensured justice for victim.
The Convener of Virgin Heart Foundation, Peace Dike charged
the security agencies and the judiciary to be more proactive in the fight against
sexual violence on the women/girls.
She called on well-meaning Nigerians to support the foundation cater for the victim and others girls passing through issues on sexual violence.
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| ITC STAFF, OKORIE AGWU |
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