‘He Put His Penis Inside My Bum Bum’, 9-Year-Old Girl Recounts How Police Raped Her

 

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A pupil, 9, on Wednesday recounted before an Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Lagos how a policeman, Andy Eghobamien, 40, raped her severally.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the child made the revelation during the trial of Mr Eghobamien on a one-count charge of defilement, contrary to Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

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The child, a primary five pupil of one of the schools in Lagos State, who was led in evidence by Inumidun Solarin, the state Prosecutor, graphically explained how the police officer defied her.

She said: “I know Brother Andy (the defendant). He is our neighbour, who lives at the back yard of our house. He is popularly known as ‘Officer’.

“On that day, Brother Andy called me when I got back from school and sent me on an errand. He sent me to go and buy milk for him. Then he gave me N200.

“I bought the milk and when I returned, he asked me to bring it inside his room. He then said I should drop the milk on the table and sit down.

“When I sat down, he now told me to lie on the bed and remove my pant. He now put his penis in my bum bum. He put his penis at my front bum bum (she demonstrates by pointing at her vagina).

“After that, he asked me to hide under the bed when my elder sister came calling my name. One of our neighbours, Chioma, even entered his room to buy recharge card for him, though she didn’t see me, I saw her from under the bed.

“And because my elder sister was shouting my name and looking for me, the officer told me to pretend like nothing happened and that I should pass through the backyard gate.”

She said when her sister found her, she lied and said she was at her friend’s house and her sister had insisted that she took her to the friend’s house.

“I started begging her not to beat me, and I told her that I was inside the officer’s room. My sister beat me and reported to my father who was very angry.

“When my mummy came back from the market where she sells Abacha (African salad), my sister reported me again.

“This time my mummy threatened to kill me if I don’t tell her what happened. I became afraid and told her the truth.

“Immediately my mummy called all her brothers and they came to our house the following morning and took us to Amukoko police station to report. It was after we made a report at the station that the police came and arrested Brother Andy,” she said.

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The witness said she was referred by authorities to the Mirabel Centre (a Sexual Assault Referral Centre) where the doctors revealed that she had been sexually abused on several occasions by the defendant.

The prosecutor asked, “How many times has he done such to you (sexual intercourse)?”

“Many times. I can’t really count,” the child responded.

While being cross-examined by Mr M.L. Ezomo, the Defence Counsel, the child said the reason why she did not report the abuse was that the policeman had threatened to kill her if she told anyone.

She also added: “no other person touched me except Brother Andy.”

Justice Sybil Nwaka adjourned the that until October 30 for continuation of trial.