Underage Girls Rescued From Alleged Sex Slavery In Rivers State

/Daniel Efe

Two female children aged 12 and13 years old respectively were rescued at Mile 3 diobu last Thursday, 27th January, 2022 by Godstime Ihunwo Chief Security Officer of Nkpolu, Oroworukwo, Mile 3 diobu, PortHarcourt at about 10pm
.Godstime Ihunwo told our correspondent that while on patrol with his men he saw the three children with their luggage and upon interrogation, they said they ran out of their home due to alleged ill-treatment and ‘sex’ slavery they were experiencing.

Mr Ihunwo disclosed that he brought them to his office and informed a human rights advocacy group.

He said the children all females, aged 12 and 13 years informed him that their former Aunty, Blessing Ibilaba, who is late told them they were taken from orphanage and their present guardian who is the woman’s brother took custody of them after her death.

Meanwhile the Centre For Basic Rights Protection and Accountability Campaign which was the Non-governmental Organization contacted narrated its role in the matter.

Gladys Onyenmwen, a member of the organization told Journalists that on getting the information, they took the children to Rumulomeni Police Division at Iwofe, where the guardian resides. Onyenmwen said the organization has informed the Ministry of Social Welfare, Rivers State.

Two underage girls  alleged to have been sexually molested  rescued by a roving vigilante group.

She said “our major concern is the revelation made by the underage girls that the son to their present Guardian, who is a Youth Corper allegedly defiled them and has constantly raped them”. She said “we are demanding that a through investigation should be carried out with a view to serving justice in the matter to all the parties in the matter”.
As at time of filing this report the children had been handed over to the ministryy of Social Welfare, Rivers State by the Centre for Basic Rights while the said Youth Corper is said to be serving outside Rivers State.

The Rivers State Police Command had not reacted to the incident at the time of filing this report and neither has there been any report of arrests.