Petroleum Ministry Official Rapes 11yr Old To Death, Sacked From ASOPADEC

Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji has directed the immediate

removal from the Board of the Abia State Oil Producing Areas Development

Commission (ASOPADEC), the Director of Administration representing the

Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources in the board, Mr. Christian

Onuoha for allegedly raping to death an 11 year old girl.

Briefing newsmen at the Government House, Umuahia, the Commissioner for

Information and Strategy, Dr. ACB Agbazuere said that given the heinous

nature of the crime which is rape of a minor and murder, Mr. Onuoha has

also been placed on interdiction pending the determination of his case by

the police and the court. According to the Commissioner, the state Civil Service Commission has also

been directed to take necessary action as the case moves on.

He made it clear that the said Onuoha is only a civil servant representing

the Ministry of Petroleum in the board of ASOPADEC and not a commissioner

in the state government as is alleged in some quarters.

The Information boss who stated that Section 358 of the Criminal Code of

the Federal Republic of Nigeria is explicit on the issue of rape also

revealed that the punishment for rape is life imprisonment, adding that

since the victim is dead, the issue of murder comes in and the penalty

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