Bori: Police Begin Investigations On Rape Of 13-Year-Old

The police special investigators and detectives from the State Criminal and Intelligence Department (SCIID), have begun investigations over a 13-year-old girl said to have been held captive and defiled by a Police officer till day break.
The detectives had earlier detained the Police Officer identified as Emmanuel at SCIID, last week Friday on the orders of Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu.
The Tide Metro learnt that detectives upon arrival at the Bori Police Area Command last Saturday, asked the teenage girl to show them where the office of the policeman who allegedly defiled her till daybreak is located in the premises and the minor was able to show the investigators the office.
It was also learnt that the detectives recorded statement of the 13-year-old girl and other persons of interest in the matter before they left with the accused police officer back to the SCIID where he is being detained pending outcome of investigations.
Aunt to the underaged girl, Mrs Love in an interview with journalists said the teenager left home fortnight ago and never came back.
Mrs Love who is the guardian of the girl in Bori told The Tide Metro that the minor came back in the morning on Saturday 13, January,2024 and when she quizzed her, the minor told her that she was held in the evening and defiled by a police officer in his office at Bori Area Command till day break.
Mrs Love revealed that the teenager told her the police officer, threatened to shoot her if she raised alarm.
According to her, following the revelation made by the teenage girl, she examined her as a mother and saw that the teenage girl had been defiled.
She further explained that, after she reported the incident to the Bori Police Division, the girl identified the Supol, who serves at Bori Area Command and was taken to the hospital by the Investigating Police Officer (IPO) at Bori Police Division where the incident was reported and the Doctor on duty at the Police hospital confirmed that there was penetration and bruises in the teenage girl’s private part.
Meanwhile, a human rights organisation, Rainbow Watch And Development Centre which has been following up the case has called for unbiased and thorough investigation into the incident.
Executive Director of the group, Michael Gbarale in a brief statement to journalists said “We commend the Commissioner of Police for the arrest of the police officer who allegedly defiled a 13-year-old girl and transfer of the case to SCIID.
“We demand an unbiased and thorough investigation into the incident with a view to serving Justice to all the parties involved.
“We will closely monitor and follow the case to its logical conclusion”.
Reacting to the news, Public Relations Officer of Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko confirmed the arrest of the officer.
Mrs. Iringe-Koko explained that though the police officer denied the allegation, the Commissioner of Police has ordered a thorough investigation to ascertain what really transpired and if the police officer is found culpable, he will face the law.

Kevin Nengia