The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)
on Wednesday accused one Alex Chukwugo of kidnapping, raping and impregnating
an 18-year-old “Hausa girl.”
MURIC claimed that Chukwugo had
abducted Mariam Dauda in January 2019 under the guise of marriage, but she was
later found with a baby belonging to him in October.
A statement signed by the group’s
Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola said the parents of
Maryam were in severe emotional trauma during the period of her alleged
abduction.
The Islamic rights group charged
the Lagos State government to ensure that Chukwugo is made to face the full
wrath of the law.
The statement reads: “An
18-year-old Hausa girl, Maryam Dauda, who had been missing for several months
has been found in the home of an Igbo man, Alex Chukwugo. Maryam went missing
in January 2019 and all efforts made by the parents to locate her failed.
Although the parents heard news of the missing girl in June 2019 (six months
later), they were not allowed to see their daughter until October 2019 when
they were invited to Alex Chukwugo’s house to see her with a newly born baby.
“This is frivolous, preposterous
and unacceptable. Alex Chukwugo has abducted the Hausa girl. There is no other
name for it. We insist that it is abduction. Alex as a fellow Nigerian knows
the due process when it comes to marriage but he refused to follow that
well-known process because of his criminal motive.
“He used deceptive means to get
the girl into his house since January 2019. He has kept the girl in his custody
against the girl’s will and definitely without the parent’s knowledge. During
that period the parents were in severe emotional trauma. Alex Chukwugo has
subjected Mr. and Mrs. Dauda to untold hardship, unlimited suffering and
unprecedented psychological topsy-turvy.
“The parents went through this
pain for six good months while their daughter was raped by Alex Chukwugo on a
daily basis until she became pregnant. The suspect did not deem it fit to
inform the parents of their daughter’s whereabout until after six months and
when he eventually surfaced, he came with two other men only to inform the
parents that they had found their daughter.
“Without revealing their true
identity, they posed like security men performing their official duty. They
exchanged telephone numbers with the parents and told them that they could not
be allowed to see their daughter yet. It was only about three weeks ago (four
months after the nocturnal visit to the girl’s parents) that they invited them
to the house of the abductor of their daughter. The parents were shocked when
they discovered that their daughter had just delivered a baby.
“The parents left in anger and a
concerned Hausa man who is educated came to MURIC’s office to lodge a report.
We had no option than to go to the police and the suspect was arrested on
Sunday, 3rd November, 2019. As we go to press, both the suspect and his
abducted victim are in Police headquarters, Ikeja.
“One thing is very clear in this
case. Alex Chukwugo gave the parents this shabby treatment because they are
simple peasants with no Western education. But we are assuring him that he
miscalculated. MURIC will stand by every Muslim against his or her oppressor.
We will uphold the rule of law no matter whose ox is gored. Gone are the days
when Muslims are treated like dregs of their societies. We are prepared to use
every legitimate means to ensure that Muslims get redress from their
oppressors.
“The parents have complained that
policemen in Ikeja, have disallowed them from speaking with their daughter. We
frown at this development. The parents should be allowed to communicate with
their daughter. No one expects the police to aggravate the parents suffering
after their daughter has been found. We therefore call on the Lagos State
Commissioner of Police to call his men to order. It is the height of
insensitivity for the police to disallow the parents from speaking with their
daughter after suffering for so long. What game is the police playing?
Nigerians are waiting.
“MURIC is a ‘watchdog’ in this
case and we are going to monitor events from now on. Alex Chukwugo must be
arraigned in court. We will not rest until the parents of Maryam get justice.
“Something interesting seems to
be going on in this country. Muslim children are being kidnapped on a daily
basis since the past ten years particularly from the North. The destination has
been the Southern part of Nigeria and now Alex Chukwugo has rubbed it in. Our
daughters are now being lured into secret enclaves. They are kept in custody
against their will. They are repeatedly raped until they submit to their
abductors. Alex Chukwugo must be taught the lesson of his lifetime.
“On a last note, MURIC demands
justice for Mr. and Mrs. Dauda. We call on the Lagos State Ministry of Justice
to invoke the full powers of the law in this case. Alex Chukwudi and others
like him must be made to face the full wrath of the law. Nigerians are
watching. MURIC is on 24-7 vigil.”
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