A 20-year-old man, Mr. Precious Ereta, has been
remanded in prison for allegedly raping a five-year-old boy through the anus.
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Choba, in the
Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, on Monday sent the accused to
prison pending a legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
The Chief Magistrate, Ibiere John, ordered that case
file be sent the DPP and adjourned till June 29, 2016.
“I order that
the case file be sent to the DPP, and the court adjourns this matter till June
29,” the
magistrate held.
It was gathered that the incident occurred on March
29, 2016, at Rumuekini community, where the accused and the victim’s parents
were residing.
A source said the charge against the accused had not
been read in court, but noted that the act was an offence, which was punishable
by law.
A relative of the victim, who said he would not want
his name to be in print until justice was done, said the little boy had been in
pain since the incident.
He said, “The
boy can no longer sit because of constant pain. Sometimes, blood and other
fluids come out from the victim’s anus.”
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