Inquiry Line (Signal only)

Live Broadcast

An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 405

‘How we attack and rape Grand Mothers in Igboland’-Confessions of jobless 18 year old rapist

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Pinterest
Pocket
WhatsApp
rapist Igbo

rapist IgboFrom Lawrence Njoku

EVERYONE who heard his confession on Tuesday, after he was arrested by the Police in Enugu while on a failed rape mission, agreed that it was a major breakthrough in the fight against the rape of old women in Opi Town, Nsukka Local Council of Enugu State.

For some time now, the peaceful town has been on the negative side of the news following the activities of young boys whose ages range between 18 and 22 years, who waylay and rape old women.

Shamefully, most of the old women and widows being raped are grandmothers as well as those old enough to be their mothers.

 

Yet, while various organizations, including the church and the Umuada Igbo International have condemned and staged peaceful protests severally in the community as well as rained curses on the perpetrators, the act has continued unabated.

These boys armed with machetes and other dangerous objects search and swoop on their victims at night and forcefully make love to them. Stories abound that some of the women have sustained various degrees of wounds while attempting to flee from the young boys.

One of the suspected rapists, Nnanna Osondu, who had set out on Monday evening in search of an old woman to rape, but had his mission thwarted, narrated how he, in company of other young boys, usually rape old women and widows in Opi community.

Nnanna, 19, who was arrested by the police while attempting to rape a 65-year-old woman, said they engaged in the notorious activity to derive pleasure and satisfy their sexual urge, stressing that it was not for money making as being popularly speculated.

On that fateful day, at about 4.30p.m., Nnanna, said he was already struggling with an old woman, whom he had threatened “with his knife”, when villagers pounded on him and handed him over to the police.

Explaining their modus operandi, he said they usually lay siege “against any of our targeted victims along the road with sharp kitchen knives, which we used to threaten so that she would succumb to our sexual assault.”

He further disclosed that he had raped many old women in the community, adding that the intention was not for ritual purposes but to satisfy his sexual urge since young women refused to succumb to his wish.

“I will also like to marry but it is difficult getting anybody to marry at this time, because the young girls are looking for wealthy persons who can take care of all their needs. I do not have such money and I have no good job at the moment,” he said, stressing that he dropped out of school a few years ago, after completing his primary education.

Although, he disclosed that he had often left victims who raised an alarm during an attempt, but however, confessed, that he would often go to the homes of some of the identified victims at night to satisfy his urge.

Speaking on the development, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed that the suspect had made useful statements that could help the command tackle the negative development.

He noted that the trend had gone on unabated, despite several efforts by the Police to curb it, stressing that the suspect had expressed regrets and begged for forgiveness over his actions.

He confirmed that operatives of the State Criminal and Investigations Department (SCID) had begun full- scale investigations on the incident, adding that the Police were grateful for the effort of good-spirited members of the community for their prompt report and assistance.

It would be recalled that Umuada Igbo International, led by Mrs. Kate Ezeofor, had last year organized a protest march in Opi Town aimed at putting a stop to the incident. The group cried out that unless the trend was stopped, it was capable of attracting God’s anger on the community as well as on the perpetrators.

This was followed by a protest led to the State House of Assembly by a coalition of non-governmental organisations to call the attention of the lawmakers to the incident.
A committee of the House led by Nze Michael Onyeze was then set up to uncover the remote causes of the crime as well as make recommendations on how to check it.

The Onyeze Committee made far-reaching decisions, including establishing a police station in the town, strengthening the vigilance groups as well as encouraging the young boys on the need to be in school, as a way of ending the problem.

 

Facebook Comments
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Pinterest
Pocket
WhatsApp

Never miss any important news. Subscribe to our newsletter.

Recent News

Follow Radio Biafra on Twitter

Editor's Pick