By Abimbola Ogunnaike
A middle-aged man simply identified as Onuora, who has the habit of laying ambush around schools in Onitsha, Anambra State waiting for any girl to rape has been arrested for allegedly raping a schoolgirl.
The suspect presently cooling-off at the Inland Town Police Division in Onitsha, was arrested at the Ado Girls Secondary School, Onitsha by security operatives, who have been trailing him.
Following the arrest of the suspect, the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has demanded the remand of the suspect.
The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chumthe -Udeh, made this disclosure through a statement issued on Sunday, 10 March, 2024.
Chumethe-Ude said the governor specifically requested for the suspected rapist to be remanded at the State Criminal Investigation Department Awka, while the investigation continues on the alleged rape case.
“Meanwhile, the suspect has been arrested and detained at the Inland Town Police Division Onitsha.
“Governor Soludo, who frowned at such a terrible and nefarious act of preying on the innocent, vowed to take every legally available means to bring the perpetrator to book in hopes that this will serve as a deterrent to others.
“The governor enjoined the Ndi Anambra to speak up in the face of such abhorrent acts,” the commissioner added.
Meanwhile, as at the time of filing in this report, state police command has yet to make comment on the development.
Recall that the Anambra State Police command had a few months ago arrested and detained no fewer than 11 suspects in various cases of rape and defilement.
The state police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu IkengaIkenga, who disclosed this in a statement, said the suspects were arrested across various localities in the state within the week.
According to the state police image-maker, the Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, directed that all the suspects indicted in the course of the investigation be arraigned in court without delay once the investigation is concluded.
