Public Disgrace! 16-year-old
Anambra girl caught in the bush
sleeping with 52 men
A 16-year-old secondary school dropout,
Ifechukwu Atunanya, has been arrested by
policemen from the Anambra State Police
Command while allegedly having sex with over 52
young men inside a bush in what looked like an
initiation ceremony.
According to reports, the suspects were all
rounded up in the bush in Awka and are
reportedly members of the Supreme Vikings
Confraternity, during the initiation of new
members.
Ifechukwu, on her arrest, claimed she was forced
to sleep with every male member of the cult
during her initiation.
According to the state Commissioner of Police,
Hosea Karma, the police acted on an intelligence
tip-off that the cult members and their new
entrants were in a bush performing some rituals,
explaining that some items including guns,
machetes and several wraps of Indian hemp,
were recovered from them.
On apprehension, the Police said the suspects
confirmed that as part of their ritual, every male
member of the cult will sleep with every
prospective female member.
“This they did in order to secure their oath of
secrecy and it was during the raid we arrested
ifechukwu,” Hosea stated.
At the police station, Ifechukwu claimed that she
had to travel to Anambra from Abuja just to
witness the initiation of new members.
In her statement, she said:
“I joined them three months ago and during my
initiation; I was forced to have sex with every
registered male member of the cult present that
night. I was given sedatives so as not to feel
what they were doing. It was not easy, but I bore
the pain,” she said.
“The day we were initiated, I was the only girl in
their midst. I was determined to be a successful
member. I was further convinced to stay because
I discovered that they were more honorable men
than the other cult groups.
“I am sorry for myself and would love to be given
the opportunity to go back to school,” she
sobbed.
She went further to say she never knew that it
was crime to be a cult member.
“I am so sorry,” Ifechukwu begged.
Another member, Ugochukwu Agbazuo, also said
they are all undergraduates of various institutions
in Anambra.
“Apart from some of our national leaders, we are
all students. I was initiated into the cult while I
was still in my first year. I had no choice but to
join them because of the harassment in school. I
discovered that most of the Engineering students
in my school were members of different cult
groups.”
Speaking further, Ugochukwu added: “If you
identify with a known cult in school, the lecturers
will respect you. You don’t have to buy handouts.
This was why I joined them.”
“We did not steal or harass innocent people. The
guns that were found with us were bought in case
there was a clash in school. It is our leaders who
are all graduates and working across the country
that normally assists us to secure the arms. It is
strictly for protection and one of the rules of our
group is that you must read and pass your exams
on merit,” he added.
On the issue of rape, Ugochukwu admitted that it
only happened with female members.
“A female intending member cannot undergo the
rigorous process during the initiation. So, our
leaders suggested that the best way to get them
under oath is for every registered member to
have sex with her during initiation.
“She would be given sedatives during the process
so that she will not physically feel the pain.
Ifechukwu’s case was better because we were
only 52 registered males present on the day of
her initiation. All of our female members were
raped,” he noted.
As the story goes, Ifechukuw’s parents, who hail
from Anambra State, are still alive. However, she
said that they were not aware of her secret cult
activities.
“I am from a poor family and I wanted to be the
light that will change the situation in my family. I
got to know about the cult activity through a
friend. She assured me that all the connections
that I needed in life will be made if I joined the
group,” Ifechukwu stated.