The Police Command in Delta has arrested a medical practitioner, Dr Christian Osakwe, for allegedly raping his housemaid in Asaba.
According to the command’s spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe, Osakwe was detained after the police received a formal complaint against him. This the spokesman said on Tuesday in Asaba.
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“The suspect is currently in police custody at the SCID, and we have commenced investigation into the allegation.
“I can assure you that once investigation is concluded, the suspect will be charged to court,” Edafe said.
The complaint was lodged by a human right activist, Mr Harrison Gwamnishu, who also accused the doctor of trying to bribe him to drop the case with N1 million.
He said the suspect was the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Excel Victory Hospital and Maternity Home, located along Kings Street, Umuaji Quarters, Asaba.
Gwamnishu also explained that the allegedly raped housemaid was also the suspect’s wife’s niece.
“The medical doctor, in disguise of checking the victim’s virginity, allegedly defiled a 15-year-old maid living with him.
“Also, in a video from our private investigation, we discovered he also sexually harassed his wife’s niece.
“He initially denied all the allegations but later owned up when we confronted him with evidence.
“He offered to pay us one million naira to drop the matter, but we declined.
“However, we succeeded in handing the suspect and the N1 million to the police for further investigation,”
Gwamnishu said.
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