Rivers, father of three, arrested on suspicion of defiling teenage domestic worker

The Rivers State Police Command has announced that its operatives have arrested a 42-year-old man, simply identified as Kowale, at Ejekwu Street, Eneka, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old domestic helper. .

PUNCH Metro said the suspect, a father of three, was arrested by personnel of the command’s human rights division on Monday following complaints from concerned neighbors that the girl who was allegedly assaulted had run away. I learned that.

Sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the suspect, an oil rig worker, slept with girls whenever he was in town without his wife’s knowledge.

A source said: “The man is married, has three children and the girl lives with them. He is an oil rig worker and is not usually around. He takes leave and returns to work, where he spends several weeks.

“When he’s in town and his wife isn’t around, he usually lets his 13-year-old housekeeper have his way. The girl has been living with them for several months.

“Now he… When he came home from work, he tried to sleep with her, but the girl refused. She struggled with him and fled the premises, informing some residents of what she had experienced.”

Police arrested NIN gang in Rivers
She added that concerned neighbors took the girl to the state Judiciary where they lodged a complaint. .

“It was the Ministry of Justice that alerted the human rights department at the police headquarters on Moscow Street. The police who received the alert arrested the man.

“When we received information that he would be returning on Sunday. They (police) moved forward and arrested him,” the source added. When contacted, the Spokesperson of the
State Police Command, Ms Grace Ilinji Koko, confirmed the incident and the arrest of the man and said investigations were ongoing.

Superintendent of Police Iringe Koko said: The suspect has been arrested and is in our custody. An investigation is ongoing. ”