Alhaji Ibrahim Nyekachi Orlu,a resident of Eagle Island and a concerened citizen of Rivers state embarked on a lone protest to the headquarters of Rivers State Police Command,Moscow road,PortHarcourt on Thursday December,7,2023 to demand the whereabout the suspects who allegedly buried a day old baby alive at EagleIsland,PortHarcourt in month of August,2023.
Alhaji Orlu in an interview with journalists said “you can remember that there was an incident where a day old baby was allegedly buried alive at Eagle Island by ‘yahoo boys’ .After five of us volunteered statement at Stae CID,uptill now we have not being informed of anything.The IPO told us they have charged the boys to court,I said which court did he charge the boys to, he said Magistrate court ten,I said what is the details of the charge.
“What did you charge them for and what is the charge number,uptill date they refused to feed me with that.
“I went to magistrate court in PortHarcourt,court 10 said such case did not come to the court.I met the prosecutor,I met the registrar of the court they said they dont have knowledge of such case.I went back to the IPO,Mr Festus,tell me where is the case,give me details so they can trace the case file he refused to.
“Before now I got information that they want to release the suspects on bail, that they were negotiating 5 million and 3 million naira to release the boys.He lied that he took them to court,what was the charge he took them to court for,what is the charge sheet number.
“I want justice for the one day old dead baby.The Commissioner of Police should reassign the matter,investigate it,let us know where the baby come from,the mother of the baby and how the baby was gotten and killed
“There should have been an Autopsy,when I asked the IPO, he said nobody gave him money for Autopsy that is why he did not do Autopsy.
“I asked him why he did not call the five of us who volunteered statement .The deadbody of the baby should be provided. We dont know where the deadbody of the baby is,we dont know where the suspects are.
The Commissioner of Police should revisit the case,to ascertain where the suspects are and the deadbody of the baby
Our correspondent reports that a senior Police Officer accompanied the lone protester to submit his petition at office of the Commissioner of Police.
The spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command,SP Grace Iringe Koko could not be reached as at press time as her mobile lines were not available but a senior Police officer who spoke on condition of anonymity told our reporter that the suspects were charged to court .
Recall that in month of August,2023 PHALGA security watch and Azikiwe Police Division arrested 12 suspected yahoo boys for allegedly burying the new born alive.
The suspects were transferred to State Criminal Investigation And Intelligence Department(SCIID) PortHarcourt by Azikiwe Police Division in Mile 2 Diobu.