Bro Joe, a man said to be in his early forties who was arrested by Ozuoba Police Division in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area,Rivers State over abduction and defilement of eleven year old girl has been detained in State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department(SCIID),PortHarcourt following his transfer to the intelligence unit on Wednesday 21,February 2024.
Bro Joe and two other men was said to have abducted the eleven year old girl at Ogbogoro in Obio/Akpor LGA on February 15th 2024 and held her captive for two days while defiling her.
Bro Joe was arrested on Tuesday 20th February by combined effort of Youth and the Police.The father of the defilement survivor,Anele Aleruchi confirmed the detention of the suspect at SCIID on Wednesday evening.
The National Coordinator of Centre for Basic Rights Protection And Accountability Campaign,Prince Wiro had called for the transfer of the case to SCIID inline with investigation procedures for state cases such as defilement.
The spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command,SP Grace Iringe Koko also confirmed the transfer of the case to SCIID.
Our correspondent reports that two alleged accomplice of Bro Joe are still at large.