A landlord’s som identified as Junior is reportedly at large after his failed attempt to rape the 15-year-old daughter of his tenant in Elele community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.
FCNN gathered that Junior approached the siblings of his tenant, aged eight and 15 years respectively last Friday to enquire if their father was coming back home that night and the children informed him that their father would not be back that night.
A source told reporters on the condition of anonymity that at about 1 am the next day which happens to be a Saturday night, Junior allegedly broke into the house of the tenant and reached for the 15-year-old who was lying down with her siblings.
The source said, “He started romancing her and removing her underwear. At this point, the girl woke up when she felt a hand touching her underwear and grabbed Junior’s hand.
“But Junior punched her and escaped through the window.”
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The source who don’t want his name mentioned stated that the teenage girl quickly put on her torchlight and saw that the fleeing man was the landlord’s son and raised an alarm that attracted neighbours to the scene.
The father of the teenager Mr Felix, while speaking on the incident state that “I have reported the matter to the Elele Police Division. He (Junior) broke into my house at midnight in my absence and made attempts to rape my daughter who is 15 years old. He ran away after what he did because we have not seen him after that day.”
The spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, when contacted for comments stated that she had yet to get a report of the incident, but promised to find out and get back to reporters . She had yet to do so as of the time this report was filled.
