In a very gruesome case of child abuse, the inspector allegedly raped the girl at gunpoint by while she was returning from church. Given the severity of the crime, the divisional police officer (DPO) of the Mkpat Enin Police Division, sent pastors and other police officers to the victim’s family to plead for forgiveness.
According to Dr Ime Stephen, the girl's uncle, he was surprised to see the clerics in his home who came to plead on behalf of the police inspector. He added that the pastors, who described themselves as senior apostles, begged him to forgive the inspector, saying the rape case was a big shame not only to the personality of the inspector but also to the image of the Nigeria Police Force.
Dr Stephen said: “We sent a message across to the DPO as the head of that division, telling him what had happened and as the head of that division, we had expected him to have come and apologise, or at least see the victim’s family and the victim, show some love and respect to the family because of what had happened in his jurisdiction. This is a very serious thing, a police inspector raping a 15-year-old girl at gunpoint.
"This is more than robbery. He not only raped the girl but he also kidnapped her for three days and collected a ransom of N10,000 as bail."
According to Dr Stephen, apart from undergoing treatment in a hospital, the girl also needed to be rehabilitated and undergo therapy. A Senior Secondary School One student, the victim said she would never forgive the police officer for what he did to her, adding that she was still shocked by his wickedness.
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