Woman pours pepper in teenager’s private part over suspicion of affair with her husband
A woman, simply identified as Jessica, has been arrested by the police in Rivers State for allegedly inserting pepper in the private parts of a teenager who was allegedly raped by her husband in the Rukpokwu area of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state.
Explaining the incident, the girl’s mother, gave her name simply as Goodness, said she was at her workplace on Sunday evening when she got a call that her daughter was being assaulted by her neighbour (Jessica).
The traumatised woman stated that before her arrival, some people within the neighbourhood rescued her daughter from Jessica.
The mother of the victim disclosed that the wife of her neighbour, Ebuka, accused her of sleeping with her husband and that caused the woman’s irrational action.
The victim’s mother said, “My neighbour raped my daughter and ran away. So, his wife was looking for my daughter. I asked the wife what the matter was but she said nothing.
“Unfortunately, she came yesterday, deceived the girl, took her to her house, beat her up and put pepper all over her body and her private parts. Even while I was at my shop, people called me that my daughter was being assaulted by my neighbour’s wife.
“So, I ran home and saw her crying, with pepper all over her body. I asked what happened and she narrated how Ebuka’s wife beat her.
“She accused my daughter of sleeping with her husband and that is why she beat her and put pepper on her body.”
The distraught woman said she immediately went to the Rumuokoro Police Station in Obio/Akpor LGA and got the neighbour’s wife arrested.
On how the girl was raped, the woman said, “Upon interrogation, her daughter revealed that on Christmas Day, a female neighbour who is a friend to Jessica took her to her house.
“Minutes later, Jessica’s husband, Ebuka, sent the wife and her friend on an errand. As Ebuka’s wife went out with her friend, Ebuka bounced on her and allegedly raped her after threatening to deal with her if she refused.
“After he was done, he let my daughter go though she did not tell me because of the threat. Nobody has seen Ebuka since that day.”
Meanwhile, a rights group, Centre for Basic Rights Protection And Accountability Campaign, has condemned the alleged torture of the teenager, describing it as inhuman.
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The National Coordinator of the group, Prince Wiro, on Monday, stated, “We have interacted with the teenager and even saw the bruises and wounds on her body.
“We demand a thorough investigation by the Police. The police should make a concerted effort to bring the suspect, the woman’s husband to answer for the allegation against him and anybody found culpable in the investigation should be made to face the law.”
When contacted, the spokesperson for the state Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said she would soon issue a statement on the incident.
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