Human Rights lawyer, James Ibor, wey dey represent di victim family, talk say police arrest Hon. Uguge on Thursday, April 27, 2023, for investigation, after di niece accuse am say e rape am for one hotel for Ogoja, Cross River state.
According to Barrister Ibor, di young girl wey accuse Hon. Uguge na im wife niece wey dem dey call am "daddy" sake of say she don stay with dem for almost three years now. Hon. Uguge bin represent Ogoja state constituency for di House of Assembly two times between 2007 and 2015.
Hon. Uguge deny di allegation, but di police dey carry out thorough investigation to verify di matter.
Rape na serious crime, and e dey important to protect women and girls from sexual predators. Di Basic Rights Council Initiative (BRCI) wey Ibor dey work for, don come out to support di victim and her family, and dem dey ensure say justice dey serve.
"We dey touch with di victim family and dem don confirm say before Hon. Uguge rape dia daughter, she still be virgin. We dey wait for di police investigation to conclude so dat we go fit get justice for di victim," Barrister Ibor talk.
Dem don carry di suspect go court, and di court don remand am for prison as e dey await further investigation and trial. E dey important for society to dey vigilant and ensure say sexual predators no go dey get away with dia crimes.
Source: Prime 9ja Online Pidgin: Police don arrest one former lawmaker for rape of 19-year-old niece