Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested three persons for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl in the state. Spokesperson for the command, Henry Okoye in a statement, identified the suspects as Joseph Onyeama, 35, Uzoma Nwanoreze, 30 and Eberechukwu Nwosu, 43.
He said the survivor (name withheld), is receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital due to vaginal injuries and sexually transmitted diseases she contracted as a result.
Okoye, who is an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), said investigations revealed that the suspects had carnal knowledge of the girl at different occasions, resulting in the injuries she sustained in her vagina and transmission of diseases. He assured that the suspects would appear in court soon after the investigation.
Okoye said the Commissioner of Police in the state after condemning the act, urged the residents to support the police in the fight against “barbaric acts” .
“The Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma while condemning the barbaric acts in totality, calls on the well-meaning residents of Imo State to support the Police in the onslaught against defilement, sexual assault, and other sexual related crimes,” he said. He affirmed that such societal menace is utterly condemnable and perpetrators will be made to face the wrath of the law.
