A 21-year-old graduate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, identified as Martin Okpara, has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl in Awka, Anambra State.
Okpara, who hails from Mbano in Imo State, is reportedly a graduate of the university’s Department of History.
According to a complaint lodged with the Special Anti-Touting Squad Agency (SASA), the incident occurred after the victim’s mother sent her on an errand to a lodge where the suspect resides.
The girl, who reportedly assists occupants of the lodge with waste disposal in exchange for money, was said to have been invited by the suspect to wash plates for him.
After agreeing on a payment of ₦500 for the task, she reportedly entered his apartment to carry out the job.
However, the suspect allegedly made sexual advances towards her and subsequently defiled her.
The victim further alleged that Okpara threatened to kill her if she raised an alarm.
After leaving the apartment, the girl reportedly narrated the incident to her elder sister, who subsequently informed their mother.
Her mother later lodged a formal complaint at the SASA office, prompting an investigation into the matter.
The suspect is currently in the custody of the Special Anti-Touting Squad Agency at Upper Iweka, Onitsha, as investigations continue.
