THE Adavi Joint Community in Adavi local government area of Kogi state has handed over a 65 years old man Yusuf Aminu Onuka to the police for investigation and prosecution over an alleged rape leveled against him by a 15 years old girl, Silifa Abdulraheem.
Comrade Mamman Aminu who was among the community representative that handed over the alleged rapist to the police disclosed this Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday.
Addressing newsmen in Ogaminana, Adivi LGA Comrade Aminu said on the 29th July 2020, the victim came to the community meeting and tendered complain how the 65 years old man lured her into his bedroom and forcefully have canal knowledge of the girl who just completed her primary school education at Saint Patrick Primary School in Ayere, Ekiti state.
According to him “On that fateful day Silifa went to fetch water in the man’s compound when he (Onuka) begged the girl to help him carry a bucket of water to his sitting room which she obliged.
“Surprisedly, as the girl entered the sitting room and drop the bucket of water, Onuka gripped her and push her into his bed room and forcefully raped her”
Comrade Aminu a Human Rights Activist pointed out that when the man was invited by the Adavi joint community meeting, he confessed to have raped her, but was not in anyway remorseful over his surdid act.
“The confession he made before the members at the meeting prompt us to invite the police and handed him over for further investigation and prosecution so that it will serve as a deterrent to others who may have similar sinister intention against under age girls” he said.
While urging parents and guardians to be wary of this kind of dubious people in the society, comrade Aminu, called on government at all levels to be proactive in stemming the growing cases of rape in the society.
The 65 years old man while responding to the allegation of rape leveled against him, said he did it, but has intention to marry the girl.
