Rights Activist Seeks Justice For Two-Year-Old Child Allegedly Raped In Delta

By Daniel Dafe

A right activist in Delta State, Comr.(Amb) Derrick Oritsematosan Agberen, National Coordinator, Initiative For Social Rights Concerns and Advancement (ISRCA) AKA “No Justice, No Peace” is seeking justice for the alleged rape of a two-year old child, Eleora Onovuze.

According to him, Mr. Okiemute Kasia, the fiancée of the victim’s mother has been arrested in connection with the crime.

In a statement made available to Oasis Magazine on Thursday, he said: “Sometime last year in the month of September, 2023, my attention was drawn to a case suspected to be child defilement, where a two year old, Eleora Onovuze’s innocence was tempered by a yet to be identified person. The mother whom noticed that her vulvar was swollen accompanied by complains from little Eleora, who cried bitterly whenever she tries urinating. Quickly, we had a Doctor’s appointment, where the doctor had confirmed that there was a penetration on little Eleora, going by the discharges she was having. We were so skeptical about everything, especially when there were no suspects.”

Continuing, he said: “We approached her school but going by the surrounding, we concluded that the penetrator wasn’t within the school premises and then I asked that we watch out for someone within the neighbourhood, who had access to little Eleora. Unfortunately, the mother replied, that there was no one apart from her fiancé, as she’s separated with her Dad. Again, I warned that we watched closely on Eleora’s would be step Dad, named; Mr. Okiemute Kasia while I suggested that they get her into another school.

“In between the period I instructed the mother to watch closely on her fiancé, the mother most times, wakes up at night and noticed strange things. At first, the mother woke up to see the Daughter’s private part turned in the direction of her fiancés’ mouth and immediately she checked little Eleora’s body and the vulva was swollen, like if it was immediately tempered. She held the fiancé by his neck, but the fiancé denied coupled with other experiences she noticed when her fiancé most times baths little Eleora. There were agreements between both of them not to sleep together in one room and on the same bed where little Eleora sleeps, so the awful experiences stopped until recently again.”

According to him, he said the mother of the victim gave preference to her relationship over little Eleora, “not even considering the psychological effects it has on her growth.”

In his words, “she never reverted back to me until now,” adding: “She waited for this new term, where she had registered Eleora into another private school (withheld) at Otokutu to better be convinced even when she caught him red handed.”

“Again, the mother noticed the same thing but this time the vulvar was extremely swollen. The mother had recalled that on Monday, the fiancé was the one who picked her from school, while she went to the market. It was later that evening when little Eleora tried urinating, the pains became so unbearable that she had to scream, calling on her mum while she noticed the swell on her vulvar. First, we took her to Eleora’s school but the learning environment had spoken more, that such incident wouldn’t have occurred in the new school considering her peers, CCTV installment and the limits they have in the premises. Though, we registered our frustrations and the need for the school to be vigilant in the protection of children. It was at this moment, she fell on her knees to narrate her awful experiences all these while and why Mr. Okiemute must be stopped.

“We immediately proceeded to the General Hospital at Otu-Jeremi alongside Police Officers from the Otu-Jeremi Divisional Police Station after we officially complained. It was confirmed by the medical Doctor, that little Eleora’s innocence had been tampered, even from its view. It was a sad moment as nurses present couldn’t hold back their tears considering her age. She’s just two years old and currently traumatized!”

Agberen noted that “the girl-child sexual abuse has high risk-health implications and as such, should not be tolerated by any right thinking person.”

“It is inhuman and it contravenes the Child Rights Act of 2003.”

At the time of this report, Mr. Okiemute Kasia is in police custody at the Police Division, Otu –Jeremi.

We await further revelations, as he will be charged to a court of competent jurisdiction. We will ensure that little Eleora gets justice and it will certainly serve as deterrent to others with such despicable behavior,” he concluded.