Patrick Uguge, a former lawmaker in the Cross River State House of Assembly, has landed in police net for allegedly raping his wife’s 19-year-old niece, living with his family.
Uguge, who represented Ogoja State Constituency between 2007 and 2015, reportedly committed the crime at a hotel in Ogoja on April 21, 2023.
According to the state Commissioner of Police, Balarabe Sule, the former lawmaker had been detained.
James Ibor of Basic Right Council Initiative, BRCI, decried the alarming rate of rape in the state.
According to him: “The victim alleged that the man raped her in a hotel at Ogoja. When the girl came to us, we had to verify and confirm her story. We put up a petition to the Police, who took the suspect into custody.
“Rape is a felony and the rate of sexual abuse is alarming. So, we need to protect the female gender from predators. We are in touch with the girl’s parents, who have confirmed that the victim was still a virgin before the suspect raped her.”
