The Ebonyi State Police
Command has arrested three police officers and the serving Coordinator of
Ohaozara Development Centre, Ene Ogbonnaya, for alleged complicity in the
torture and indecent assault of a 15-year-old minor, Uzoamaka Unogbo.
The State Commissioner of
Police, Peace Abdallah, made the disclosure in Abakaliki, the state capital,
while briefing journalists on the efforts of the command to reduce crime in the
state.
According to Punch, the CP
said Ogbonnaya and two others allegedly tortured and indecently assaulted the
victim in Umunaga village, in the Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state.
She said, “They stripped her
naked, whipped her with cables and canes and, thereafter, posted her nude
pictures and video on the social media.
“The policemen indicted in
the incident have also been arrested and they are going through the police
disciplinary procedures before the commencement of prosecution. The victim has
just been able to make her painful statement and the case is being diligently
investigated to ensure that justice is done in this scandalous act.”
Abdallah said the victim did
not commit any offence to warrant the torture.
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