A man simply identified as Bro Joe and two other young men whose identity are yet to be ascertained at Ogbogoro in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State have been accused of abducting an eleven year old girl in the area and taking her to an uncompleted building in an unknown location where she was held captive for two days and defiled after chaining her.
We learnt that Bro Joe and the two young men intercepted and abducted the minor at about 7pm on 15th February,2024 when she was on an errand for her mother.
We gathered that the mother and neighbours had gone to Ozuoba Police Division on the fateful day but the Police said the minor cannot be declared wanted since is not up to twenty-four hours inline with procedure of declaring an individual missing.
Our source revealed that Bro Joe was arrested by combine effort of Youth and Police at about 1:00am on Tuesday 20th, February after days of evading arrest.
In an interview with Journalists, Mr. Anele Aleruchi, father of the 12 year old girl said “on 15th of February,2024 the mother sent her to buy drug, carry the name of the drug and gave her .
“Bro Joe met her on the road and said come let me show you something but she said no, my mummy sent me message Bro Joe carried the girl with two other men, used clothe to tie her face and took her to an uncompleted building, kept her for two days.
“After two days, they released her. When the girl came out after two days, we asked her what happened, she said Bro Joe took her to uncompleted building and two other men. She said when they took her to the uncompleted building, Bro Joe used his hand to put her in vagina and also used his manhood to put in her vagina severally.
“Bro Joe is in Ozuoba Police station. I want justice to take place. The girl is eleven, approaching 11 year old”.
Mr. Anele had earlier told our reporter that Medical result examination conducted on the minor shows she has been penetrated.
our correspondent reports that while at the police station the said suspect had in brought in two different Men who claimed to be pastors of a church to ask for forgiveness while blaming the incident to devils handwork
In the meantime, National Coordinator of Centre for Basic Rights Protection and Accountability Campaign Prince Wiro who is following up the matter has called for transfer of the case to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department(SCIID) inline with procedure of investigating a state case such as alleged defilement.
Mr Wiro stated that the alleged defilement and abduction should be thoroughly investigated and if the suspect is found culpable he should be arraigned in court for the court to decide his fate.
The rights advocate warned persons pushing for ‘settlement’ of the case out of Police Station to desist forth with.
Meanwhile the spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace confirmed the incident.
She said the suspected has been arrested and transferred to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation