CP summons policemen involved in rape of a widow for not wearing face mask; transfers case to SCID
The rape victim alleged that a four-man police team arrested
her on Tuesday night, July 28 for not wearing a face mask, but, rather than
take her to the station, they took her to a guest house where one of them named
Inspector Peter Iba raped her all night “at gunpoint” (read here).
She said they arrested her at Sakpenwan, Tai Local
Government Area, for not wearing face mask while she was in transit on a Port
Harcourt bound vehicle from Bori.
CP Mukan on Thursday opened investigations into the matter
with summon on the four man police team and the victim, transferring the case
file to the SCID after hearing from both parties.
Police Spokesman, Rivers Command, SP Nnamdi Omoni, stated
that, “The CP ordered the matter investigated. She (victim) made her statement
yesterday (Wednesday) and today (Thursday) we were at Tai Police Station.
Unfortunately the men that had encounter with the lady are not from Tai Police
Station as she insinuated. They were rather from Mobile Police Base 56 at Bori.
“Today all the parties were here. After hearing from them,
the matter is being investigated. CP has directed transfer of case file to SCID
for further investigations at the end of which the report will be made public.
“They (suspects) made a lot of denials and confessions, but
the investigations will reveal what happened. Witnesses will be involved, scene
of crime visited and other things to follow in course of investigations.”
He said the “accused officers were with the Rivers Police
Command. Definitely they will be invited to the SCID and we will keep the
public informed”.
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