Imo State Police command has arrested a security man working at the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Chika Christopher Abakeke for the repeated rape of an 11 years old girl in Ihiagwa.
Forty-two-year-old Abakeke who works in FUTO as a security guard and his accomplice, Uchenna Jude aged 25 years were alleged to have conspired and raped the minor whenever her father left home for work.
While Abakeke hails from Umuokochi, Umuezeawula, in Ihiagwa, in Owerri West council area, his accomplice, Uchenna Jude hails from Umuakuntu, in Ngor-Okpala local government area, both in Imo state.
Imo police spokesperson, Henry Okoye in a statement said already, medical reports revealed that the victim had sustained severe injury in her vulva as a result of defilement even as the minor has narrated how the suspects defiled her repeatedly.
He disclosed that the suspects were currently held at the Umuchima Police division in Ihiagwa in the Owerri west local government area and will be transferred to the state criminal investigation department for further and discreet investigations.
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