Afeez Hanafi
A chemist in Otuocha, Anambra State, identified as Onwuegbuka, has allegedly attempted to wriggle out of prosecution for alleged sexual harassment of an eight-year-old girl.
Onwuegbuka was arrested by the police from the Otuocha division for the offence, but was allegedly released after spending two days in detention and paying N150,000 to the victim’s father, Judan Ekendo.
The money was said to be part of the N200,000 the chemist’s family promised to pay Ekendo to settle the case at the police station.
It was said that the division had also agreed to put the matter to rest.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim had taken ill on Sunday, January 21, and was sent to Onwuegbuka to buy drugs prescribed her by a doctor.
Onwuegbuka reportedly flipped her skirt up and inserted a finger in her private parts.
He was said to have warned her not to divulge what transpired to…
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