A 21-year-old caregiver, Godwin Onuminya, has confessed to have raped his boss’ 14-year-old granddaughter, Investigating Police Officer (IPO), Mary Okoi, told an FCT High Court, Kubwa in Abuja.
Okoi, who is attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) command, disclosed this on Wednesday while being led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Adama Musa.
She said a case of rape was transferred from the Kubwa Divisional Police Headquarters and referred to her department where the defendant was rearrested on November 8, 2019.
“The statements of the complainants, witnesses and the 14-year-old girl were recorded,” Okoi said.
“The statement of the defendant was also recorded under caution, in the presence of his elder brother who is a policeman.
“The defendant confessed to committing the crime in his statement and afterward we proceeded to the crime scene where we recovered the exhibits which are the 14-year-old girl’s pants and pink trouser
stained with blood.”
She said the girl was later examined at a police hospital where the doctor saw the injuries sustained by the victim.
“In the course of investigations, I discovered that the girl fainted on the day she was raped and the defendant confessed that he overpowered her and raped her,” she said.
The defendant’s statement and the blood-stained trousers and underwear were tendered as exhibits in court.
However, the defence counsel, Abu Adaweno, objected to it. He said the defendant’s statement was not voluntarily made, as there was no lawyer present. He, therefore, applied for a trial-within-trial.
Justice Kezziah Ogbonnaya adjourned the matter until November 8 for a trial-within-trial.
