Crime
Ex-Cross River Lawmaker, Uguge, arrested for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl
A former member of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Patrick Uguge has been arrested by the Cross River Police Command for allegedly raping his wife’s niece, who is only 19 years old.
According to report, a Human Rights lawyer, James Ibor of Basic Right Council Initiative (BRCI), revealed in Calabar, that the suspect committed the crime at a hotel in Ogoja.
He was thereafter reported & was taken to Police Custody on Thursday, April 27, 2023.
“The victim alleged that on the 21st day of April, 2023, the man raped her in a hotel at Ogoja. When the girl came to us , we had to verify & confirm her story, we put up a petition to the Police, and they have commenced investigation & taken custody of the man.
Rape is a felony & the rate of sexual abuse is alarming, so we need to protect the female gender. We are in touch with the girl’s parents, who have confirmed that the suspect was still a virgin before she was raped,” Ibor said.
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