Juliana Francis
Detectives attached to
the Gender Unit of the Lagos State Police Command have launched a man-hunt for
one Mr Sochi, who allegedly impregnated a 16-year-old and compelled her to go
for an abortion, leading to complications.
The girl’s father,
Remigus, found out that something was wrong with his little girl when she
started bleeding incessantly.
Remigus’ lawyer had
since written a petition addressed to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Muazu Zubairu, alleging that Sochi of
abduction and having unlawful canal knowledge of his daughter, Precious.
The father said: “He
forced Precious to procure unlawful abortion, resulting to complications, which
included excessive bleeding, which nearly took her life. He abandoned her to
her fate.”
It was gathered that
the father had been taking Precious from one hospital to another and incurring
medical bills, in other to save her life.
The CP, after receiving
the petition, referred it to the Gender Unit for investigation. The attention
of the Network on Police Reforms (NOPRIN), was also drawn to the matter.
The national
coordinator of NOPRIN, Okechuku Nwanguma said: “The Gender unit sent a formal
invitation to the accused at his residence but he refused to honour the
invitation. Attempts to arrest him have also been futile as the accused person abandoned
his apartment and only sneaks in occasionally at odd hours as corroborated by
the security guard attached to his residence. In further effort to arrest the
culprit, and with prodding from NOPRIN, the Gender Unit requested the FESTAC
Police Station which is the nearest police station to the residence of the accused
person to assist in tracking and arresting him. Again, FESTAC Police Station
dropped an invitation for the alleged culprit through the security guard who again
confirmed that he handed the invitation to him one late night when he sneaked
in to the house and left shortly after collecting the invitation from him.”
Precious allegedly told
her father that on or about October 2018, Sochi visited her several times at a Pharmacy
where she worked and expressed interest in having an affair with her, but she told
him that she was not interested.
The victim, who said
that she gave her phone number to Sochi after he and another of his friend
pressured her, said that he often used to call her.
Precious reported said:
“On the day of the incident, Sochi offered to pick me from my work place to our
house after I had closed from work. I turned down the offer. Sochi insisted on waiting
until I closed. He lured me into his car ostensibly to drive me home but ended
up taking me to his own house against my will. He took advantage of me and
raped me.”
Before having
intercourse with her, he promised he would see her father if she got pregnant.
She alleged that Sochi overpowered her and had canal knowledge of her.
In November, 2018, she
told Sochi that she was pregnant and he asked her to use abortion drugs or
forget about him.
Nwanguma said: “Sochi
gave her the abortion drugs (Miso-fem) to swallow. She was too scared to use
the drug. She called and told him, but he asked her not to call him again if
she refused to use the drugs. ‘He said he was not responsible for the pregnancy
from then onwards’ and stopped picking my calls’. She called him many times but
he refused to pick and she decided to do his wish by swallowing the abortion
drugs Sochi gave her.
“After taking the
abortion drugs, she started bleeding heavily in the house and the father had to
take her to the hospital where she was admitted for weeks for treatment, but
she continued to bleed for a long time from the complications of the abortion. NOPRIN
requests the CP to ensure that the culprit is arrested and that his lawyer
should be made to produce him as he has repeatedly promised without fulfilling.”
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