A twelve-year-old house girl escaped death Thursday in Anambra as she was forced to jump from a storey building to avoid rape by her master.
She however fractured her legs in the process and was said to have been admitted to a hospital for treatment.
The Anambra State Police Command confirmed the arrest of the man in Ifite, Awka, the state capital.
Our correspondent learnt that the incident happened on Thursday.
A Facebook user, Mrs Ify Unachukwu, who wrote about it on her page, stated, “A 12-year-old house help jumped down the window of a storey building to escape rape by her ‘Oga’.
“She sustained fracture on her leg bone (tibia). Now, she has been moved from Climax Specialist Hospital, Awka, to the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku. She is presently in a critical condition, after escaping.”
The state police spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident, adding that the culprit had been arrested.
“The suspect is in our custody and investigation has begun please,” he added.
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