Police in the Eket Area Command in Akwa Ibom State have arrested a 37-year-old man who was alleged to have lured a 14-year-old orphan, through social media, claiming to be her father, but ended up kidnapping, raping and impregnating her five times while in his captivity.
Honest Okon Ufokiko from Ibeno local government area who allegedly kidnapped Miss Enobong Udotai, our correspondent gathered, was arrested by the police led by Inspector Wisdom Ndak sequel to a petition by the Child Rights and Rehabilitation Network to the commander, Eket Area Command, after the victim went to the organisation and registered her complaints.
Speaking in Uyo, the head of the rights advocacy group in Eket said: “The victim, who is an orphan from Effoi, Eket LGA, accused the culprit of luring her over the internet while claiming to be her biological father. She said she was in a government orphanage home in Uyo and a student of Connelly Cornelia College (CCC) Uyo.
“She was billed to write her final Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE), when Ufokikot lured and kidnapped her in 2019, and did not only violate her, but had impregnated her five times as well as forced her to carry out abortions three consecutive times, one of which almost cost her life.
“She equally told the police that Ufokiko often forced her to sleep with different men since she was kidnapped, while he collected the proceeds. When she gave birth to a child he forced it on one of his clients who is a politician in the state and coerced him to be paying monthly child support to him.
“The victim further told the police that when she got tired of being in captivity, she wanted to flee, but Ufokiko manhandled her. This caused her body injuries, fractured left arm even when he knew she was carrying a two-month old pregnancy, and was only rescued by neighbours.
“She said her captor warned her not to play funny or report the matter to the police as it would be an effort in futility since he was highly connected and would not hesitate to use charms from his witch doctors to harm her.”
Ufokiko, who goes by Mizta Glo and claimed to be the president of Ibeno Youths Association (IYA) and secretary to the palace of the paramount ruler of Ibeno, Owong Effiong Achianga, did not deny any of the allegations, but insisted that the victim was his daughter, blaming the devil for the crimes.
The Eket Area Command in a statement said; “Due to the weight of the case, Ufokiko would be transferred to the state police command, in Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo, for further investigations and prosecution.”
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