Widow Accuses Policeman Of Rαping Her ‘Till Dawn’ For Not Wearing Face Mask In Rivers

A policeman was placed under suspicion of raping a widow over alleged breach of COVID-19 protocols in Rivers State.

A widow who is about 32-years-old has claimed that she was raped all night by a policeman attached to the Sakpenwa Police Division, Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The widow made a report that the policman highjacked her on Tuesday and took her to guest house where he raped her at gunpoint for not wearing a face mask.

““I was returning from Bori to Port Harcourt when I met some police officers at a checkpoint. They arrested me for not wearing nose mask. They kept me long there with them.

“Thereafter they carried me from one place to the other, claiming they want to take me to the police station but never took me to any police station.

“After some time, they took me to a guest house where one of them raped me till dawn,” she said.

The victim had during her arrest laid it out in a text message saying: “I have been taken to a guest house just because of N100 face mask.

“I can’t believe this is happening to me. He wants to sleep with me. I am dying. He wouldn’t let me pick any call. He threatened to seize my phone.”

A human rights activist, Prince Wiro reacted to the development by asking the Rivers State Police Command to begin investigation into the allegation and fish out the randy operative. He said:

“There is no justification for a punishment of rape to be meted out to a woman because she flouted Rivers State Government order on use of nose masks. I expect the police to take this matter serious.

“You know there’s a recent order from the Inspector General of Police charging every Command to do everything possible to make rape a thing of the past in the society.”

The Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni who gave credence to the incident said, the matter is receiving adequate attention after the woman submitted a written statement on the development.

“The matter is receiving adequate attention. The lady has just made her statement and efforts are on to unveil the identities of the officers alleged to have involved in the act for necessary action,” Omoni said.

It was also reported how police inspector raped an innocent 15-year-old girl in the bush at gunpoint as she was returning from church in Akwa Ibom State.