IG orders Edo CP to investigate alleged rape of a 6-yr-old girl

Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, has

directed the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr.

James Ezike, to investigate the alleged rape of a

6-year-old girl by three students of School of

Nursing, Benin-City.

The suspects have been identified as Kennedy, Paul

Aghama and Jeffery.

The IG in the directive signed by his Principal

Staff Officer, Idowu Owohunwa, ACP, directed the

Commissioner of Police to revert the earlier

decision where the AIG Zone 5 in its report said

the 6-year-old girl defiled herself by using

instruments to penetrate her private part.

The IG’s directive was given due to a petition by

the little girl's mother's counsel- Olayiwola

Afolabi, who asked for an independent investigation

because it seemed  like some powerful persons were

trying to use their positions to ensure that the

case was swept under the carpet.

Afolabi said that on May 25, 2015, the little girl's

mom had discovered that her daughter was having

abdominal pains, so she took her to the hospital

where she was examined by a doctor who discovered

that she had been raped. He said when the little

girl was questioned by her mother, she told

her that some students from the State School of

Nursing who she gave their names as Kennedy, Paul

Aghama and Jeffery had taken her from her

mother’s shop through the window and defiled her

twice on their bed.

According to Vanguard, the counsel disclosed that

his client reported the case at Aideyan Police

Station which later transferred it to Esigie Police

Station where there was some shady happenings

going on at the station before another petition was

sent to the the IG, Mr. James Arase who has now

given the State commissioner a new directive to

investigate the matter.