Class teacher arrested for defiling 6-year-old granddaughter

By Christopher Nyeko

Omoro: Police in Omoro district have arrested a 46-year-old secondary school teacher attached to St. Charles Lwanga College Kalong in Agago district over the alleged defiling of his 6-year-old granddaughter from their home in Odek center, Odek subcounty, Omoro district.

Nyeko Kennedy was arrested on Friday, 8th, this month, from his home in Odek central village, Palaro parish, Odek sub-county, after he was reported to police at the Odek police post by Ayee Margaret, the grandmother of the victim, who alleged that Nyeko had sexually abused the minor.

Speaking to this publication on Monday, Ayee revealed that it was on Friday, December 8, at around 9:00 a.m., when she came home from her garden and found that her grandchild, whose name is withheld because she is still a minor, was isolated from the rest of the other children who were playing in the compound.

Ayee narrated that when she engaged the victim to bring her drinking water from inside the house, she observed that the child could not properly walk, which prompted her to ask the child about what had transpired.

However, the child agitatedly revealed to Ayee that it was her grandfather who was playing with her private part and had directed her not to reveal to anybody if she was not to be killed.

Nyeko was arrested by the police at Odek police post under case number CRB 09/08/12/2023 and later transported to Omoro Central police station, where she is currently being held.

However, Onen Cosmas, the guardian of the victim, faulted the police at Lalogi for tempering to sabotage the cases.

According to Onen, the police were not allowing the victim and the suspect to be examined at the government health facility but were driving them to unknown places, claiming that they were being taken for medical examination.

He added that he was led to a private doctor to carry out the medical examination, something that made it suspicious that the police might have received bribes from the suspect.

Onen therefore proceeded to contact the police from Gulu central police station, who directed him to bring the child to Gulu, where she was examined at Gulu police health center II by police medical personnel, who established that the child’s private part was tempered with.

Following the medical examination, the minor has been enrolled in PEP treatment to prevent her from contracting HIV, despite the fact that the suspect is an HIV positive person.

Moses Akena, the Omoro district police commander, confirmed the arrest of Mr. Nyeko Kennedy, saying he is still being detained at the Omoro central police station, but his file has been submitted to the state for guidance and sanction.

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