A 34-year-old man, Peter Ugan, living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has been taken into police custody for allegedly engaging in allegedly deflowering and raping a 17-year-old girl, Ngozi (surname withheld) suffering from sickle-cell anemia, in Mabushi, Abuja.
Ugan, who hails from Ogoja in Cross River State, was taken into custody by detectives from Mabushi Division in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Monday, January 6, after he was almost lynched by a mob.
It was gathered that, Ugan, a Front Desk Officer at an eatery, was arrested after allegedly luring the girl into a room, assaulting her, and leaving her with severe injuries.
It was learnt that while committing the rape, Ugan tore into the girl so much that she started bleeding non-stop.
Apparently aware of the gravity of his act, Ugan locked Ngozi inside the room so that she would not leave to expose him, and went to purchase medications not prescribed by any doctor for the girl. His aim, as he later told Nigerian Tribune, was to stop the bleeding and ease the excruciating pain the girl was in.
Information gathered revealed that Ngozi, who was staying with her aunt in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, came to Abuja to register at the Government Day Secondary School, Mabushi, to complete her secondary school education when the incident occurred.
The first week she came, Ugan reportedly approached her for dating but being a young girl, she started avoiding him. On January 6, 2025, Ugan was said to have come to the room of his friend, Isaac, who lives in one of the uncompleted buildings in a compound whose owner is late.
Though the suspect lived far from the compound, it was said that he used to come to the friend’s house to cook whenever he didn’t have kerosene or some ingredients. The friend used to do the same at Ugan’s house when he’s also stuck.
On this fateful day, Ngozi, who lives with her parents in the same large compound with Ugan’s friend, was returning the plate her sister bought food with from Meshai and when he saw her passing by, he called her to help him buy sachet water.
The 17-year-old girl, who respected someone older than her, went to collect money to buy the water but got more than she bargained for. Ugan, noticing that the house was quiet, reportedly dragged the girl inside, pushed her to the floor and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her. By the time he pulled his organ out of her, blood started gushing from her private part.
According to the Nigerian Tribune, Ugan locked Ngozi inside, went out and returned with some medications for her to take. He also started cleaning her legs when he saw that the blood was still flowing nonstop. Thereafter, he allowed her to leave.
On her return home, her mother, Mrs Elizabeth Aroh, seeing her daughter’s condition, became distraught. It was said that Ugan was about to escape when the mob caught up with him and beat him black and blue. A credible source told Nigerian Tribune that the suspect would have been killed but for some neighbours who made a distress call to the FCT police command to come to his rescue.
Promptly, CP Olatunji Disu directed the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Mabushi Division to go to the scene where the suspect was rescued and taken into custody.
The girl’s mother also brought her to the police station, while she was still bleeding profusely. The girl reportedly fainted, and was rushed to the emergency unit at Maitama General Hospital.
