23-yr-old man found with dead body of 8-yr-old girl escapes from police custody

Dr. Ernest Nmezuwuba, the father of the eight-year-old girl (Victory Chikamso) who was allegedly defiled, mutilated and killed by a 23-year-old man identified as Ifeanyi Chukwu Maxwell Dike has raised an alarm over the disappearance of the suspect who killed his daughter from police custody.

According to Nmezuwuba, the suspect managed to escape from police custody taking advantage of the darkness within the premises of the State Criminal Investigation Department after his handcuffs were unlocked by a policeman on duty identified as Johnbosco for him to write his statement.

Recounting the incident, Dr. Nmezuwuba said; “We were there with the suspect in handcuffs. When we got to the state CID, there was no light in the entire State CID. I wrote my statement with candle; imagine a whole state CID (without light). Then Johnbosco removed the handcuffs from the suspect’s hands for him (suspect) to write his statement.

“At a point, the boy (Dike) said he was thirsty and Johnbosco said I should buy pure water for him and I asked him (‘John; are you crazy? Is something wrong with you? Why would you ask me to buy water for a person that killed my daughter? Why would I buy water for a ritualist?’ And I told Johnbosco that it was none of my business.

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“Some policemen were at the gate with guns while we were at the charge room writing statement. After we finished writing our statements, Johnbosco called the IPO to go and put the suspect in the cell. The suspect was not handcuffed at that time.

“They did not walk up to a pole when I heard hold am, hold am; he has escaped. Whether he jumped the fence or not, I cannot say because the entire place was dark; it was between 7.30 and 8pm (Saturday night). I now told Johnbosco that you know what you are doing.

“They (policemen) came out with torchlight and checked under the cars parked there. Then I saw the DCP, I mean the Deputy Commissioner of Police and he said; what nonsense is this? He then asked after Johnbosco and he was told he (Johnbosco) was inside. The DCP then said that they should handcuff both his hands and legs.”

The suspect’s escape was condemned by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zaki Ahmed, who explained that he (the suspect) escaped under the cover of the night promising that the police were on the hunt to re-arrest him.

The suspect was arrested by local vigilante group over the weekend who later handed him over to men of the Rivers State Police Command after he was caught with the lifeless mutilated body of the eight-year-old girl.

Reports say he was nabbed after trying to dispose of the remains of the little girl (names withheld) said to be the child of his neighbour after cutting off her eyes, tongue and vagina.

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