NAT' HOSPITAL PHARMACIST ARRESTED FOR ANAL SEX ON 12YRS OLD BOY.
“He overpowered and laid me on a red settee in his
sitting room and forced his penis into my (victim) anus. After he (suspect) was
done, he asked me to go home with a stern warning not to mention what had
happened to anyone”…….Victim.
The
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP has
announced the arrest of a 42 years old man for allegedly having anal sex with a
12-year-old boy in the nation’s capital of Abuja.
A
statement from the Agency and signed by Stella Nezan, Head of the Press and
Public Relations Unit, NAPTIP disclosed that the accused person, Pharmacist
Abubarkar Mustapha Danraka, aged 42 (M) and a resident of Spring Valley Estate
in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, has been arrested by operatives of NAPTIP
for alleged sodomy.
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| Suspect |
Dankara,
who has a PhD in Pharmaceutical Science was arrested after he had allegedly had
anal sexual intercourse with the 12-year-old boy (names withheld).
This
offence is contrary to the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015
The
accused, Mr. Abubakar Danraka who is said to be a staff of the National
Hospital, Abuja as its Chief Pharmacist, is currently the Special Assistant
(Technical) to the Director General of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical
Research and Development (NIPRD), Abuja.
Information
available reveals that asides being a Pharmacist, Mr. Abubakar who hails from
Zaria, Kaduna State is also a known cleric within his estate.
Narrating
his ordeal, the 12years old victim told operatives of NAPTIP that the crime
took place on Saturday 21st March, 2020 at the residence of the Suspect.
According
to his narration of what transpired on the ill-fated day, the 12yea old victim
revealed that, after their religious educational programme (Islamiyya) that
afternoon, he decided to check on his friend who happens to be a neighbor to
the suspect.
“On
getting there, after several knocks at the door, there was no response but as
he made to leave, the suspect opened his door and beckoned on him. He
subsequently grabbed his hand and took him into his sitting room. The suspect
went further to offer him a glass of water to drink. Not suspecting any foul
play, the boy drank the water and began to feel weak. In that state of weakness
the suspect overpowered him laid him on a red settee in his sitting room and
forced his penis into his (victim) anus”.
He
said; “After the suspect was done, he asked him to go home with a stern warning
not to mention what had happened to anyone”.
He
told investigators that, “On getting home, his mother scolded him about his
whereabouts but noticed her son was uneasy. She took him into the room
questioned him and he opened up about what had happened to him”.
“The
victim said, his mother checked his body and saw sperm content and bruises
around his anus region. She and the father rushed him to the National hospital,
Abuja where he was thereafter, placed on admission. The victim was discharged
on Thursday 26th of March, 2020 after spending five days in the hospital”.
The
suspect who is currently in NAPTIP’s custody has denied that no such event
occurred. However, an identification parade was done, where a number of men
with the height and stature of the suspect were put together, and the victim
pointed out the suspect.
Subsequent
investigation at the home of the suspect also corroborated the narration of the
victim especially with the colours of the furniture in the suspects’ sitting
room as well as the setting of the place. Further investigations are ongoing.
While
reacting to the incident, the Director-General of NAPTIP, Dame Julie Okah-Donli
expressed sadness and wondered why such a person should get involved into such
a crime. She however, appealed to parents to always be vigilant on issues of
their children.
Speaking
on the issue, a Human Rights outfit based in Abuja has called for the prosecution
and speedy trial of the matter, insisting that the accused goes to prison for
this evil act.
The
activist commended NAPTIP for its exceptional job in exposing the crime, which
is an indication that the agency is alive to its responsibilities.
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