A police officer identified as Emmanuel, stationed at the Bori Area Command in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, has been arrested and detained over allegations of defiling a 13-year-old girl within his office.
Emmanuel, attached to the Bori Area Command, was apprehended on the orders of Commissioner of Police Olatunji Disu and is currently held at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of the State Police Command.
The victim’s aunt, identified as Love, shared the disturbing details of the incident with newsmen in Port Harcourt on Saturday.
Love explained that she sent the girl on an errand last Friday, and when the girl didn’t return home that day, she initiated a search.
The teenager eventually returned on Saturday, January 13, 2024, recounting a horrifying experience of being held and defiled by the police officer in his office at the Bori Area Command throughout the night.
Love recounted, “When she came back around 8 am the following day, I asked her where she was coming from and where she slept last night.
“She told me that one police officer with two stars at the Area Command held her in his office at the Area Command, Bori, and raped her till daybreak. He threatened to shoot her if she shouted, so she kept quiet.
“When she came back, I checked her as a mother and saw that somebody had touched her.”
The matter was promptly reported to the Bori Police Division, and the girl identified the accused officer before being taken to the hospital by the Investigating Police Officer.
The medical examination confirmed penetration.
Emmanuel’s colleagues transported him to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department in Port Harcourt, where he remains in custody.
Love fervently demanded justice for the teenager, expressing her hope for a thorough investigation.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident and the arrest of the police officer.
She mentioned, “The police officer denied that nothing of such happened, but yes, I can confirm that he has been arrested and in custody.
She added that investigation is ongoing to unravel what really happened, and appropriate disciplinary measures will be taken if he is found culpable.”
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