Neighbour Defiles Five-year-old Girl, Police Offers N500,000 Settlement
A man, Bright Okutuoma, has been arrested by policemen attached to the Rumuni Police Station of the Rivers State Police Command for allegedly defiling a five-year-old girl around the Ibaa community, in the Emohua Local Government Area of the state.
The victim’s mother, while at the Cool/Wazobia/Info fm in the Port Harcourt area of the state, chronicled the events that led to the alleged defilement of her daughter by Okutuoma and demanded justice.
Speaking in the company of her husband and daughter at the station, the mother of the minor said when her daughter returned with the sachet of water, Okutuoma took her into his flat and allegedly defiled her.
The aggrieved mother said after her neighbour perpetrated the crime, he told her daughter she would die if she informed anybody about the illicit act, adding that she got to know her daughter had been defiled when her school teacher observed blood stains on her pants.
The mother said, “When my daughter went to school, the teacher told me to come to the school to see my daughter. When I got there, I observed her pants and clothes were stained with blood and water. So, I carried her back home and after some hours, I asked her to tell me what happened to her.
“She told me that the day Bright Okutuoma called her to buy a sachet of water for him, after buying the water, the man carried her, dropped her on his bed and used a pillow to cover her mouth. She said she did not tell me on that day because the boy told her that if she opens her mouth (to tell anyone) she will die.”
The victim’s mother, while expressing sadness over the development, said ever since Okutuoma allegedly defiled her daughter, her health had deteriorated, adding that she could no longer control herself when she wanted to pee or defecate.
“I have been using all the money I have to buy drugs but two to three days after (she uses) the drugs, the problem will continue. I no longer have money for treatment.
“My daughter can’t defecate or urinate on her own. The poo and pee just comes out on its own and her pants will be stained. She cannot even walk well with one of her legs and can’t stand well if you don’t hold her,” the mother said while shedding tears.
It was gathered that policemen of the Rumuni Police Station arrested Okutuoma on June 13, 2023, following the intervention of residents in the community.
In a bid to get justice, the victim’s mother said she had been closely following up the case.
She, however, noted that a policewoman in charge of the case had been trying to pervert the course of justice, adding that at the behest of Okutuoma’s family, the policewoman allegedly offered her N500, 000 to silence her outcry for justice.
She said, “What I need is that they should take this matter to court so that the government will know what this man did to my little daughter. I reported the suspect to the police but instead of the suspect spending money, I am the one feeding the suspect.
