Eight Year-Old Girl Raped To Death In Akwa Ibom State

An eight year-old primary school girl has been raped to death by unknown persons in Ikot Ekang, Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom.
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The incident took place on Tuesday night when she was sent on errand by her grandfather at about 6.30 pm.
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It was learnt that the grandfather, Mr Enobong Wilson, raised alarm when the girl did not return three hours after she left the house.
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Her corpse was eventually found on Wednesday morning near an uncompleted building in the village.
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The girl was a pupil of Christian Victory Nursery and Primary School located in the village.
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Mr Ufok Tommy, the school’s Head Teacher said that the deceased was registered in the school by her grandfather at the beginning of this academic year.
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“We came to school this morning and discovered a crowd of women gathered in one uncompleted building along the school road discussing the incident.
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‘’So one of my teachers rushed to find out what had happened and was shocked to see the corpse of the primary three pupil of this school.
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“We saw her pant, two pairs of sandals and a can fish which she bought for her grandfather on the ground,” he said.
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The village head, Chief Ekere Akpan, said it was the first time such incident happened in the community.
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“When I heard of this incident, I reported the matter to the police who came to the scene and took the corpse away.
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“The police are doing their investigation and as the village head I will give them all the necessary support to ensure that the culprit is brought to book.
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“The blood of the innocent girl will not go in vain,” Akpan said.
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Efforts to reach the grandfather for comment proved abortive as he was not at home when NAN visited his residence.
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The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Etim Dickson, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, confirmed the incident.
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“It is true that a girl of about eight years old was raped to death in Ikot Ekang, in Etinan.
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“We have made some arrests and investigation is on to unravel the culprits,” Dickson said.
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He advised parents and guardians to always be cautious when they send their children and wards on errands to avoid such ugly incident.