Uduak Moses Idimudo, 37, was given a life term in jail by the Akwa Ibom State High Court, situated in the Eket local government area, for the rape of two girls, then 14 and 15, who were JSS students in Eket.
Idimudo, an Efoi local, was imprisoned yesterday by Judge Efiong Efiong in Eket Council after she found him guilty on 19 of the 20 charges of rape.
Uduak Moses Idimudo, 37, was given a life term in jail by the Akwa Ibom State High Court, situated in the Eket local government area, for the rape of two girls, then 14 and 15, who were JSS students in Eket.
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In July 2020, while she and her 14-year-old friend were selling fried cow skin meat (pomo) in Efoi, one of the victims stated in court that the prisoner bought the meat for N700 and informed them that they had to either go to his apartment to get the money or go sell the meat and bring it back.
On their way home, she said, they went back to the prisoner’s house because he told them to fetch their money. Despite this, he demanded that they join him into his chamber, and they did as he asked.
The prisoner pushed her and her friend into his bed, violently tore down their trousers, inserted his penis inside their vaginas, and then proceeded to rape them, according to the first prosecution witness. After that, he gave them N350 instead of the N700 he was supposed to.
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The JSS 3 student went on to say how the prisoner begged her and her companion to come back to his house so they could pay the remaining sum, threatening to kill them if they notified anyone else or their parents about the rape.
In order to halt this concerning trend, the Akwa Ibom government will need to intervene in the upcoming months.
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