A 16-year-old girl has been reportedly raped by a yet-to-be-identified thugs in Ogwashi Uku, headquarters of Aniocha South Council Area, Delta State.
It was gathered that the incident was masterminded by his father (John) who accused the girl of stealing his money.
According to Tribune Online, the mother of the girl and the father had separated for the past ten years.
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The father prior to the incident was said to have beaten the woman mercilessly in her rented apartment and while returning met the daughter on the road, accused her of conniving with the mother to steal his N50,000.
He reportedly dragged the daughter into his house where the thugs he invited inflicted multiple injuries on the child before having carnal knowledge of her in turns.
The girl was rescued after some persons in the neighbourhood broke into the room and rushed her to the state hospital in Ogwashi Uku where she is currently receiving treatment.
Confirming the incident, spokesperson of the state police command, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Bright Edafe, on Wednesday, April 20, said it was the mother of the girl that reported the matter to the police.
According to him, the police can not confirm the authenticity of the story since statements were yet to be extracted from the father and daughter adding efforts were being made to arrest the fleeing dad.
Meanwhile, popular Human Rights Activist, Harrison Gwamnishu had also confirmed the incident in a Facebook post, adding that pictures of the victim are too bad to share.
“My mother had sent me to her sister to tell her how my father beat her and it was on my way that my father met me and took me to the house and locked me inside where the boys inflicted wounds and he, my father shaved my hair,” the girl was quoted as saying.
