The police have arrested a 70-year-old man in
Akpoha, Ebonyi state, Simon Alobu, for
allegedly hypnotizing and repeatedly raping a 7-
year-old orphan, Favour.
Favour was first raped
in 2014 and since then, the man has allegedly
been raping her.
The suspect tore Favour’s bottom with razor
blade where he presumably apply some charms
to prevent the girl from revealing his identity
until the girl revealed his illicit acts on her after
attending a crusade at Adoration Ministry,
Enugu owned by a Charismatic Catholic Priest
Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka.
Favour is facing health challenges with a body
odour following the rape. She is yet to be given
adequate medical treatment. Alobu was handed
over to the police by a special court in the
state known as family law centre where the
matter was reported by Favour’s aunt, Enya
Martha.
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The man married three wives and has 14
children. None of the wives and children are
living with him. One of his wives was divorced
while another is dead. The remaining one left
him and went to her son who is living outside
the area.
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The suspect lives in the same compound with
the girl and her aunt and was reported to the
centre by the victim’s aunt Enya Martha who
alleged that the man also raped her when she
was a little girl.
Narrating her ordeal in the hands of Alobu, the
victim said “the man said I should come and
prepare food for him. After preparing the food,
my brother who was with me said he was not
eating and left immediately. When my brother left and I was still eating, the
man locked the door and carried me to his bed
and raped me”.
The girl’s aunt, became aware
of Favours condition after she complained of
severe pains in her private part.
According to the woman, she took the girl to
Afikpo where the rape was confirmed why
efforts to make her reveal the identity of the
rapist failed as he continued the act till this
year. The suspect confessed that he has had carnal
knowledge of the girl and that he did it under
the influence of alcohol. He, however, denied
that he also raped Favour’s aunt when she was
tender.
