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Ebonyi State Governor’s New Media Aide reportedly arrested for raping undergraduate

by Adenike Akindude

The Technical Assistant to Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State on New Media, Mr. Francis Nwaze has been reportedly arrested for raping an undergraduate, Esther Odinakachi.

Ebonyi State Governor’s New Media Aide reportedly arrested for raping undergraduate.dailyfamily.ng

Franncis Nwaze and the rape victim, Odinakachi

The rape victim, Esther Odinakachi, is an undergraduate student of Ebonyi State University; she has been posting allegations against Nwaze on social media that he forcefully had sex with her.

Ebonyi State Governor’s New Media Aide reportedly arrested for raping undergraduate.dailyfamily.ng

The alleged rape victim

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Recent reports have it that Odinakachi led men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad from the Ebonyi police command and they arrested Nwaze and remanded him in police custody for interrogation.

According to Punch report, Odinakachi said;

“He lied to you that he didn’t touch me. If he never touched me, how did I know his house? Even though the incident happened late in the night and I was helpless because of the reckless way he drove, I was able to identify the location. But I don’t know the address. He was arrested around 10pm. When he was arrested, he started making calls to the state governor to intimidate me.

“He thought he could take advantage of me because I am a student. His family members have been begging me, but I have refused to back down. I have a lot of evidence against him.”

Reports also has it that the medical test conducted on the victim showed there was forceful penetration, even though the governor’s aide denied the allegation saying he had nothing to do with Odinakachi.

Ebonyi State Governor’s New Media Aide reportedly arrested for raping undergraduate.dailyfamily.ng

Franncis Nwaze and the alleged rape victim, Odinakachi

The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Umahi, Emmanuel Uzor reacted to the allegation, he said:

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“There was no report of such an incident to the government or the security agencies. We read about it on Facebook and then The PUNCH. It was your paper that informed us. I am not aware that he was arrested by the police. I spoke with him yesterday (Saturday).

“This is a government that believes in human rights. If this (rape) truly happened, she should have explored the option of the office of Her Excellency, the wife of the state governor, to tell her story. The wife of the governor has been an advocate of such cases, whether sexual or otherwise. We also have the Ministry of Women Affairs and Youth Development.

“Personally, I believe if such a thing happened, the victim should have come to the government to let us know about it. As it stands now, I don’t have any case of rape. Whatever is happening in that case is shrouded in mystery. There is no proper channel to link the government with what is happening.

“When I first read it on Facebook, I called Nwaze to know what really happened. From what he said, it is a case of blackmail because of the way it is being celebrated. It is being celebrated by the opposition. So, I see it as one of the efforts to silence a voice that has been terrorising them. If he was arrested, I am not aware. If he raped anybody, I am not aware. And that is the position of the governor.”

It was gathered that as at 8:55pm on Saturday, December 2, 2017, Nwaze was still functioning as the governor’s media aide as he posted some of the governor’s activities on his Facebook page.

Ebonyi State Governor’s New Media Aide reportedly arrested for raping undergraduate.dailyfamily.ng

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