Some concerned Nigerians have demanded justice over the death of a 13-year-old girl, Elizabeth Ochanya Ogbaje, who was allegedly sexually abused by one Andrew Ogbuja and his son who are now on the run.

The duo consistently molested Ochanya, a student of Federal Government Girls’ College, Gboko since she was eight to age thirteen.

Ochanya had battled Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) and other health complications at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi after being severely molested by Ogbuja, Head of Department, Catering and Hotel Management at the Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo and his son, Victor Inalegwu Ogbuja, a final year student of Animal Production at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi.

Recall that WuzupNaija had reported that the lecturer was arrested.

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Ogbuja pleaded with Makurdi Upper Area Court on Monday to temper justice with mercy and grant him bail to enable him to go back home and resolve the matter amicably.

Justice S. D. Kwen, however, rejected the plea and consequently sent the lecturer to Makurdi Federal Prison pending the determination of the matter.

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Unfortunately, Ochanya died over the weekend, Daily Post reports.

This is also as the suspect was allegedly granted bail without the family’s knowledge and is said to be on the run.

Condemning the inhumane act, Federal Government Girls’ College Gboko Old Students’ Association in a statement called on the Federal Government and relevant authorities to severely punish Mr. Andrew Ogbuja and Victor Inalegwu Ogbuja.

The association demanded that the evil perpetrators should be arrested for homicide and charged with first-degree murder.

The statement read:

“This is an outrage to FGGC Gboko, all female children, all women, Benue State, Nigeria and indeed the World. The advent of social media has brought to the fore the raging menace of child abuse and rape within our homes, communities, and nations. It is time that social media is also used to stop this menace.

“As a body, we demand that the perpetrators, indeed murderers, be called to justice and severely punished. Mr. Andrew Ogbuja and Victor Inalegwu Ogbuja should be arrested for homicide and charged with first-degree murder.

“They should be made to feel the full wrath of Lady Justice. They should bear the brunt of the Law in quantum measures. It was not enough for them to hurt young Ochanya from age 8; they had to repeat the barbaric sessions within a 6-year period.

“We can only describe such tendencies as animalistic, with special apologies to animals. As such, they deserve jungle justice. No mercy.”

Also adding her voice, human rights activist and blogger, Mimi Atedze, insisted that the perpetrators must be brought to book without delay.

“The serial rapists must be punished for this act…the Child’s Right act 2003 states clearly that “Nobody should engage in any unlawful sexual intercourse with a child. #JusticeForOchanya.”

Also reacting to the sad incident, human rights activist and Executive director, Cee-Hope Nigeria, Betty Abah. condemned the release of the suspect without the family’s consent.

According to her, “As at the last hearing on Sept. 24, the accused was not in court. He had been released from prison without the knowledge of the victim’s family, even when he wasn’t granted bail at the earlier sitting.

“His co-accused son, Victor Ogbuja, a student at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, remains on the run.
Rape by father and son, anal and vagina, started when she went to stay with the family at age 8 (wife is her aunt) in order to be able to go to school.

“She died October 18, 2018 at the General Hospital, Otukpo from the complications and was buried Oct. 21, 2018 in her village in Benue State, following an autopsy.

“Now, the question: who released the accused from prison custody in Makurdi without the court’s and girl’s family knowledge, and when he had not been granted bail?”She said.

According to reports, the Benue State Police Command said the case was no longer in its custody adding that they did their job by arresting the suspect and charged him to a law court.