By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye
The Agbarha-Otor Primary Health Centre in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State has been reportedly shut down indefinitely over an alleged rape of a 100 level female student of the Delta State College of Health Technology, Ofuoma who was on her internship at the health center on July 24, 2023.
It was gathered that hoodlum broke into the premises on the night of July 24, 2023, and sexually harassed the female student and thereafter filmed her nude before carting away phones, ATM card and other items.
According to the victim, “I was asleep, when I felt this sensation that someone was close to me, and immediately i opened my eyes, behold a strange person was standing by the bed i was lying with a knife and pointing something like a gun at me.
“He commanded me to stand up and led me out of where we were sleeping at the parlour to where the staff was sleeping at the delivery room.
“When we got there, he saw the lady lying face the wall, then he asked me to turn around, which I obeyed because he was behind me and pointing a knife and gun at my head.
“He then asked me if there was money in the Health Centre, I told him I don’t know, and he also asked the type of phones all of us where using, then I told him that my android is already with him, but the others have button phones.
He then led me to the matrons office, and inside the office, there is a room, he took me there, drop a foam and asked me to lie down or he shot and stabbed me to death, because I was terrified, I obeyed as he directed, and he asked me to pull off my clothes and, at this point, (She paused) and heavily she said; he raped me.”
After raping me, he asked for my phone password, my ATM password which I gave to him. He then opened the phone and started filming my nude, and warned me that if I should tell anyone, he will send my nude videos viral.She narrated.
It was further gathered that the horrible experience led to the alleged indefinite shut down of the Health Centre by the local government chairman.
Sources from the community told this medium that the health center has been closed for services. “I believe its because of the student that was raped that is why the health centre is closed down for now”.
Efforts to speak with the Matron of the Health Center was not successful as terse message sent to her mobile phone were not replied.
A source from Ughelli North Local government Area confirmed the incident and the shutting down of the Health Center.
The source revealed that the chairman is under pressure from the community to reopen it for use.
As at the time of filing this report, the health institution is still under lock and no information as to who shut it down.