Robbers Defile Girl, 12

Two suspected robbers, Chinedu Eze (24) and Edwin Nwaelem, are now in the custody of the police in Ebonyi State, for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl, Maria (surname withheld). Eze and Nwaelem were said to have invaded the victim’s house about 1a.m. at Nwezenyi in Izzi Local Government Area through the window and forcibly had carnal knowledge of the girl.

They were, however, arrested by neighbours who handed them over to the police. When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP George Okafor, confirmed the incident. Okafor said the suspects were armed with machetes and that it was the victim’s mother who reported the matter to the police on April 21, about 5a.m. He said: “Police are aware of the case.

The victim’s mother, Alice, reported to the police on April 21 that about 1a.m. while she was sleeping in her room with her children, Chinedu Eze and Edwin Nwaelem, armed with machetes, broke into her room through the window and forcibly had carnal knowledge of her daughter.”

This came as police have arrested a 200 level student of the Department of Business Management, Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Akachukwu Agha, for allegedly attempting to rob in one of the hostels on Ishieke Campus of the institution.

The suspect and his gang members, now at large, had invaded the hostel and were about robbing the students when police patrol team from Ishieke Police Division received a distress call, stormed the area and arrested Agha while other members of the gang escaped.