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Crime & Punishment of Monday, 27 July 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Pastor's son, five others arrested over rape in Akwa Ibom

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The Akwa On m State Police Command has arrested a pastor's son and and five others over rape.

A statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP N-Nudam Fredrick, revealed that the sex offenders confessed to have had canal knowledge of the victim.

He said, “Following a complaint on June 30 around 5 pm, operatives of Mbo Division apprehended one Edet Godwin Edet ‘m’, 27 of Ntaikang in Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area, who forcefully had unlawful carnal knowledge of a 12-year-old girl.

“Investigations revealed that the suspect, Edet, who worships in the same church as the victim, lured her under the pretext of employing her as a salesgirl in his provisions shop, and thereafter took the advantage by raping her.

“And in Edet’s bid to send the girl away, he accused her of stealing N500 and in the process inflicted a deep injury on her head with a machete.

“Following a tip-off on July 3 around 2.30 pm, operatives of Ikot Abasi Division apprehended one Inyang Ufot Umoh ‘m’, 45, of Ikwa in Ikot Abasi LGA, who forcefully had unlawful carnal knowledge of an 8-year-old girl on April 3, 2019.