The Police in Eket Area Command have arrested a 37-year old man from Ibeno Local Government Area, Mr. Honest Okon Ufokiko for allegedly kidnapping and trafficking a 14-years-old girl, Miss Enobong Udotai.
Mr. Honest Okon Ufokiko was arrested by the police crack team led by Inspector Wisdom Ndak over the week sequel to a petition by the Child’s Right and Rehabilitation Network (CRARN) to the Police Commander of Eket Area Command after the victim went to the Organization and registered her complaints.
The victim who is an orphan of both parents from Effoi, Eket accused the culprit of luring her over the internet while claiming to be her biological father.
She said she was in a government orphanage home in Uyo and a student of Connelly Cornelia College Uyo and was billed to write her final Senior Secondary Certificate Exams of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), when the suspect lured and kidnapped her in 2019.
She said the suspect didn’t only rape her, but had impregnated her five times as well as forced her to carry out abortions three consecutive times, one of which almost cost her life.
She equally told the Police that Mr. Ufokiko often forced her to sleep with different men since she was kidnapped while he collected the proceeds and when she gave birth to a child he forced it on one of his clients who is a high profile politician in the State and coerced him to be paying monthly child support to him.
Miss Enobong further told the Police that when she got tired of being in captivity, she wanted to flee but Mr. Ufokiko ruffled and manhandled her.
This caused her body injuries, fractured her left arm even when he knew she was carrying a two-month old pregnancy and was only rescued by neighbors when he wanted to strangle her.
The victim said her captor warned her not to play funny or report the matter to the Police as it would be an effort in futility since he was highly connected and would not hesitate to use charms from his witch doctors to harm her.