A 30-year-old Head Teacher of a private school, in Abuja, has been arrested for allegedly raping a six years old pupil of his school.
The alleged rapist, Shedrach Nwekeagu, who hails from Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, was said to have started by inserting a finger into the minor and raping her a week after the first assault.
The victim’s father noticed blood stains on her underwear, it forced her to reveal the assault which was reported to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).
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Head, Press and Public Relations Unit of NAPTIP, Stella Nezan made the revealed this in a statement.
She stated, “Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have arrested 30 years’ old Shedrach Ozoemena Nwekeagu for allegedly raping a 6 years’ old school pupil.
“The suspect, who hails from Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, is the Head Teacher in one of the private schools in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory.
“According to the victim’s father who reported the matter to NAPTIP, he observed that his daughter complained of stomachache and saw bloodstains on her underwear when she came back from school. Upon enquiry, she informed her parents that the Mr. Shedrach Ozoemena Nwekeagu had inserted his finger into her vagina the previous week, and a week later, he brutally raped her in the classroom after school hours while they waited to be picked up by their parents.
