The Ogun State Police Command arrested
a man named Edwin Alagbaso, for allegedly torturing his 12-year-old
ward who was a rape victim. The man basically blamed her for 'causing'
the rape and tortured her with razor blade, knife and iron rod. The
young girl sustained injuries to the scalp, had swollen fingers, bruised
abdomen, swollen eyes and mouth.
The 12 year old victim was raped on April 15th by a 22 year old man
named Uche Chibueze, near her guardian's home in Akute. Uche told
police it wasn't rape, that it was consensual sex.
Chibueze explains to a Punch correspondent
“I was at a friend’s gathering
when she came to me saying she had spiritual problem and wanted to know
her real family. I told her that she should follow me to Solution Church
which was nearby and she agreed. On our way to the place, I took her to a
corner of the street and took off her clothes. I also took off my
shorts and I had not fully penetrated when a resident caught us and
raised the alarm. I tried to flee but they apprehended me. I explained
to them that it was not rape but they did not listen to me.”
Chibueze and the
victim were taken back to her guardian's house, and in a rage, the guardian, Edwin Alagbaso
picked a knife and stabbed Uche in the palm.
“The man (Alagbaso) went for a kitchen
knife and wanted to kill me, but I grabbed it from him. He, however,
stabbed me in the palm,” Chibueze said.
Unable to do anything with the child
molester, Alagbaso picked a razor blade and inflicted
injuries on the scalp of the 12-year-old.
Not done, he allegedly used an iron rod to beat the victim and later used a knife to cut her in the legs.
As the victim was reportedly bleeding
from the head and other parts of the body, the residents, who had been
pleading, intervened and took her to the hospital. The residents also invited policemen from Ajuwon Division.
Alagbaso told Punch that he beat the victim to prevent her from being raped in future.
He said, “When I got home from work, I
looked for her everywhere but did not find her. She left my three little
children at home alone in the dark and went out with Chibueze. It was
while she was out with him that he raped her.
“I punished her by shaving off her hair
so that she would not look attractive again and men would not want to
rape her in future. I also beat her so that she would not go out without
permission because if she dies, people will blame me since I was the
one that brought her to Lagos.
“I did not mean to beat her up to that
extent, but I was angry. It was the devil that pushed me to beat her so
much. However, the police do not have the right to detain me since I am
the guardian and I have the right to correct her.”
Alagbaso’s wife is the victim's aunt.
When contacted for comment, the spokesman for the state police command, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the incident.
He said, “The rapist and the guardian
are both in custody. The guardian has a case to answer for inflicting
injuries on the victim with razor blade. They will be brought to book.
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