‘Uncle Had Sex With Us Inside His Car’- Female Children Narrates Their Ordeal

Residents of a building located at Onueke Town,
Ebonyi State, have been living like brothers and
sisters for years. Although most of them met in the
compound, they had however, developed love and
affection for one another. A visitor wouldn't be able
to differentiate the kids.

There was rapport and easy camaraderie among
them. The kids are often seen dashing from one
apartment to another. The children acted like kids of
the same parents.
But in this Garden of Eden, resides a serpent, Mr.
Nwoja. The unsuspecting neighbours didn't know his
true nature until one of their children started having
pains inside her private part. The girl's parents
almost collapsed in shock when the child revealed
that Nwoja had serially raped her. The man didn't
just insert his fingers into the girls' private parts, he
also inserted his manhood. His wife was said to have
travelled to the village since the news of the incident
broke out.
Other parents quickly rallied round, comforting the
mother of the girl and dishing out advice. Their good
advice however ceased in shock after more kids in
the compound revealed that the man raped them
too. When the victims were counted, they were about
nine girls. While mothers took to crying, fathers
sharpened their swords. Others tried to calm frayed
nerves. Seething fathers were finally persuaded to
take the matter to the police. What makes a man to
resort to defiling nine female children?
This was the question on the lips of the people of
Onueke Town and the entire people of Ebonyi State.
Nwoja, a father of three, in his forties, is now being
described by his once loving neighbours as someone
that couldn't be trusted, especially where female kids
were concerned.
Nwoja, a cab driver, was accused of defiling nine
children between ages six and 10. He was alleged to
have been defiling the girls for long without anybody
being aware. One of the affected children is said to
have contracted infection following the defilement.
Trouble started after one of the mothers noticed her
little girl was experiencing pains in her private part,
apparently due to injuries sustained during penile
penetration.
One of the victims, Precious (surname withheld), a
10-year-old, said Nwoja had had sex with her about
five times, adding that he usually does it in secluded
areas, including inside his car. Precious further said:
"Sometimes, I would be in a deep sleep, he would
come and carry me to a corner in the yard and do it.
Last time, he carried me while I was sleeping in the
house and took me to the bush, at the back of our
yard. He asked me to pull off my clothes. When I
refused, he torn them off, removed his own clothes
and raped me.
He also used to have sex with me inside his car. He
usually parks the car at the back of the compound."
Another victim, Amarachi, said that it started one
night when her father sent her on errand. The
suspect approached and requested for sex. She
recounted: "When he came to me and said he wanted
to have sex with me, I ran, but he caught and
dragged me into the bush. He removed my pants and
raped me. I shouted, but no one heard me because
the place was lonely and far from where people
reside.
Afterward, he used his handkerchief to clean my
body." Some other affected children said the man
inserted his fingers into their private parts. One of
the parents, Mrs. Elizabeth Nweke said: "I was
bathing my little daughter and massaging her body
when I noticed she was hurting. I made attempts to
wash her body very well but she would always
remove my hand whenever I wanted to wash her
private part. Whenever I tried, she would wince in
pains.
"I asked her what happened to her and she told me
Nwoja used to remove her pant and his own, and
would insert his manhood into her private part. I
shouted because I never expected him to do that sort
of thing." Mrs. Nweke said she reported the matter to
members of the community. Nwoja was immediately
summoned. After much interrogation, the suspect
allegedly admitted to the crime. Another parent,
Monday Obaji, said Nwoja was handed over to the
police in Onueke.
The parents were however shocked to see him at
home that same day. He had been released. The
parents alleged that the police were trying to sweep
the matter under the carpet. The Chairperson of
Family Law Centre, Mrs. Elizabeth Nwali, charged
with the responsibility of handling such cases,
explained that the Centre petitioned the State
Criminal Investigations Department (SCID), following
anxiety over the suspect's sudden release from
detention.
Nwali, who condemned the defilement of the
children, said the Centre would ensure justice was
done. She called on parents to avoid sending their
underage girls on errands in the night, to avoid being
raped or sexually molested. The State Police Public
Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police
(ASP), Mr. George Okafor said the matter was under
investigation. He said the matter would have been
charged to court, but for the Christmas break. He
added that the affected families were yet to bring
their victims for medical test. Okafor added: "The
matter would be charged to court after investigation.
The police have not compromised the case. We're not
covering the matter, but a medical examination must
be carried out on those children as part of our
investigation. Their parents have not brought them to
us for medical examination. We have made
arrangement for the medical examination. This is a
delicate matter that requires number of things to
prove the case. The man in question is still in our
custody.
The case was transferred to the SCID. I want to say
that there is nothing like compromise on our part
over this case." The image maker said that only seven
of the children were allegedly defiled according to
information available to the police, not nine as
alleged.