While the Enugu State Police Command has arraigned a 42-year-old man, Edwin Eze, before a magistrate’s court over the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl in Mburubu community, Nkanu East Local Government Area of the state, a 59-year-old Chinese national has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman at a quarry site in the Kobape area of Ogun State.
The arraignment comes as the Enugu State Government reaffirmed its determination to intensify the crackdown on child molesters, restating the administration of Governor Peter Mbah’s zero tolerance for child abuse, sexual violence, and all forms of abuse against women.
Eze was brought before Magistrate Chijioke Idu of the Enugu East Magistrate Court on Monday. According to the charge marked CMG/69c/2026, the police accused the defendant of unlawfully having carnal knowledge of a minor, an offence punishable under the laws of Enugu State.
The charge alleged that Eze committed the offence in November 2025 at about 6:00 p.m. in Amanato, Mburubu community, where he allegedly inserted his penis into the victim’s vagina without her consent. The offence, the police said, contravenes Section 3(1)(a) and is punishable under Section 4(1)(a) of the Enugu State Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law No. 2 of 2019.
Magistrate Idu adjourned the case to February 12, 2026, and ordered that the accused be remanded at the Enugu Correctional Centre pending further proceedings.
Reacting to the development, the Enugu State Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Ngozi Enih, vowed that perpetrators of child abuse would not escape justice.
She described the case as another demonstration of the government’s commitment to protecting children and women, stressing that the state would pursue the matter to its logical conclusion in line with Governor Mbah’s zero-tolerance policy.
PUNCH Metro gathered on Wednesday that the Ogun State incident occurred on January 25, 2026, at the facility located within the area.
A senior security officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media, said the suspect was apprehended following a complaint by the victim.
“A 59-year-old Chinese national was arrested following an allegation of indecent assault at a quarry in the Kobape area of the state,” the source said.
“The suspect was promptly taken into custody, and the case has since been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, for a detailed investigation.”
Confirming the development, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Babaseyi Oluseyi, said the command had commenced a full investigation into the allegation.
“Investigation is ongoing,” Oluseyi said.
The arrest comes amid renewed concerns over criminal allegations involving foreign nationals in the country.
In July 2025, PUNCH Metro reported that operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrested a Chinese national, Liang Tak You, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with 50 parcels of “Loud”, a synthetic strain of cannabis, after arriving from Bangkok, Thailand.
