Boy, 17, Sleeps With Own Mum, Rapes 4 Children

A 17-year-old boy identified as Chibuike Maduka has been apprehended by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Ebonyi State for allegedly raping four teenagers in the state.

The Civil Defense Commandant in Ebonyi, Mrs Ego Echendu, disclosed on Tuesday in Abakaliki, the state capital, that the suspect was nabbed after a tip-off by someone in the area.

Mrs Echendu further pointed out that Maduka confessed to have raped the four teenage girls of different patents at Ndibe in Afikpo local government area of the state. She added that the suspect also confessed sleeping with some of his male friends in his neighborhood as well as sleeping with his own mother.

The boy alleged his mother of using him for rituals, claiming that he doesn’t know what usually compel him to have sex with children in the area.

The NSCDC boss narrated that, “the suspect confessed to have been having sexual intercourse with the biological mother and we asked to know when it started and he said last year and also claimed that the mother usually encouraged him to sleep with children of tender ages.

“He sleeps with his own biological mother who is in our custody now; and again he also told us that he is a homosexual, he sleeps with other male friends. From my analysis, I think he has some sought of brain disorder.”

However, the suspect’s mother, Mrs Idam Augustina Josephine, denied having sexual intercourse with her son. The 45-year-old mother said, “he is telling a lie, he never had any sexual relationship with me.”

“How can I teach my child to rape little children?” she queried.

Meanwhile, the NSCDC boss told newsmen that, “because this case involves women and children of these age bracket, we want to transfer this case to the Ministry of Women Affairs in the state for them to take it from there.”