tortured by her, for choosing to speak out and reveal who has been
sexually abusing her.
2013, as a domestic assistant and had been enrolled at Ekpan Basic
Secondary School in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.
offshore engineering company in Warri, allegedly began to have sex with
her as soon as she arrived in his home.
ago, the aunt in question used a hot knife on the little girl and
excoriated her.
The wife.
Who is she to you?
She is my mother’s cousin.
Yes, he warned me not to tell anyone. He said I should not tell his wife or I would be in trouble.
The first time he slept with you, did you tell your aunt?
No.
Has any other person slept with you before?
No, he was the first person that slept with me.
What did he say when he came to you? Did he force you?
He forced me. He would tell me to come to
his room. If I went there, he would forcibly remove my clothes and tell
me not to worry because my aunty was not here.
Didn’t you shout?
I normally shouted, but nobody would come.
How many children does he have?
Four. Three boys and a girl.
How old are the children?
The eldest is eight years old. The second
is four years old, the next one is three years old and the last one is
three months old.
Are your parents alive?
Yes.
Have you told them what your aunt’s husband has been doing to you?
I have not seen them.
What about your friends at school, did you tell them about what has been happening to you?
I told some of them.They told me that I
should tell my aunty, but due to fear, I couldn’t tell her. They told me
that anytime he wanted to do it, I should struggle. So, sometimes if he
wanted to do it, I would hold the handle of the door and he would leave
me alone and tell me to go.
How much did he usually give you?
Sometimes, N200 and sometimes N500 or N1000.
What did you always do with the money he gave you?
I used it to buy maths set and novels. I also used it to buy food.
They say you come late to school everyday…
Yes.Before I would come to school,
my aunty would drop the children in school. She would come back around
9.00 a.m. And sometimes if I have not finished my chores, she would tell
me to finish them before going to school.
How does she drop the children in school, do they have a car?
No.
Why did your parents give you to them?
It was because my aunty gave birth and she
could not walk normally. Somebody must carry her. When she was pregnant,
she could not walk and when she gave birth, she could not walk
normally, so, her mother came to my mother’s house and said that they
wanted me to help her in the house.
There are some marks on your back, what offences did you commit?
This one (pointing at an fresh wound), she
asked me to cook yam. When the yam was boiling, she came and shouted why
I had to cut the yam in big pieces. She said I should have cut it in
little pieces. That time, I was wearing a gown with zippers. She then
took out a hot piece of yam and put it on my back.
Didn’t you shout? Don’t you have neighbours?
Yes, we do but everybody is on their own.
When your ‘uncle’ came back from work, did he not see all these marks and the scars all over you?
This one (pointing at another sore), she hurt me and said I shouldn’t tell anybody or she would kill me.
Your uncle did not see you with these marks or he left for office before she did it?
Yes.
What does she use to beat you?
Sometimes she uses stick. Sometimes she uses turner and sometimes she uses rod.
You also have sores on your legs. What is the cause of that one?
A hot knife.
Reacting to the incident, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of
Ekpan Police Station, CSP Chris Sogbara, said nothing will stop the case
from going to court.