The Police Command in Ebonyi has arrested one Nzube Odo, 27, for alleged defilement of a female student of the Ebonyi State University, EBSU, Secondary School, Abakaliki.
SP Joshua Ukandu, Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in the state, on Saturday, said that the man was arrested on Friday, November 21.
“The man was arrested by the men of the command after he allegedly raped the victim during school period.
“He is currently in our custody while interrogation and investigation are ongoing,” the PPRO said.
The command, therefore, warned residents to desist from the act of rape and protect the girl child in the society.
Ukandu said that the command under the Commissioner of Police, CP Adaku Uche-Anya, was committed to getting rid of criminal elements in the state.
Meanwhile, Mike Okorie, a resident in the area, said the accused had earlier defiled another secondary school student in different locations during school hours.
“Very true, the matter has been reported to the police and the school authority.
“This should be a wake up call to the government of Ebonyi to improve security in schools. This is the only state owned university secondary school.
“Some people said that the accused was a mad man. He used to walk around EBSU Secondary School and now he has been caught for raping a female student during school hours.
“I learnt that the man has been living around the school for some time,” he added.
Some other residents in the area decried the presence of mentally unstable persons around the school, calling on the state government to assist the school authority to evacuate them.
Also, another resident, who preferred anonymity, said the accused person had raped two students before he was caught.
“It’s worrisome, most of the mad men there, even walk naked and this is not good in a school environment,” the person added.
Source: NAN
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