Rivers CP Summons Policemen Allegedly Involved In Rape Of Widow For Not Wearing Face Mask, Transfers Case To SCID
Rivers state Commissioner of Police (CP), Joseph Mukan has transferred the case of alleged rape on a 32-year-old widow by a policeman to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID).
The woman alleged that she was arrested on Tuesday, July 28 along Sakpenwan, Tai Local Government Area, for not wearing nose mask while in transit on a Port Harcourt bound vehicle from Bori.
She stated that the four-man police team then moved her to a guest house, where she was allegedly raped all night “at gunpoint” by one of the men named Inspector Peter Iba.
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CP Mukan on Thursday opened investigations into the matter with summon on the four-man police team and the alleged 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.
He added,
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.
Omoni stressed;
The accused officers were with the Rivers Police Command. Definitely they will be invited to the SCID and we will keep the public informed.
