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Detectives from Ozuoba Police Division on Friday morning 29 March,2024 arrested one Prince a man in his mid twenties over abduction and defilement of thirteen year old girl in Ogbogoro in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers state.
Recall that ‘Ify: the mother of the teenage girl who did not want her identity made public due to stigmatization had disclosed that her daugther was abducted on 18th March,2024 while on an errand by Prince and taken to his place where her daugther was allegedly repeatedly defiled for two days before she escaped.
The incident was reported to Ozuoba Police Division that launched manhunt for the suspect. Detectives attached to the station acting on credible and actionable intelligence arrested the suspect in his house on Friday morning.
In the meantime ,Prince Wiro National Coordinator of Centre for Basic Rights Protection And Accountability Campaign has commended the Police for the arrest of the suspect.
Mr. Wiro said “I received the news of the arrest of the suspect in alleged abduction and defilement of the thirteen year old girl with joy. I commend the Ozuoba Police Division for the arrest. Unfortunately there are indications that the parents of the girl wants to abandon the case when I spoke with the father this morning.
“I am aware that some persons claiming to be friends of the suspect threatened the teenage girl and her parents shortly after the suspect was arrested .I condemn attempts to instill fear in the teenage girl and her parents while urging the Police to ensure justice is done to all parties in the matter”.
When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of Rivers State Police Command Superintendent of Police(SP) Grace Iringe Koko confirmed the incident.
SP Koko said “yes I can confirm the arrest of the suspect by Ozuoba Police Division. The suspect will be transferred to State Criminal Investigation And Intelligence Department(SCIID), for further and discreet investigation”.
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