By Iruoma Douglas, Port Harcocurt
The Rivers State Police Command on Friday arrested members of a vigilante group popularly known as ‘Diobu OSPAC’ over alleged kidnap of a 21-year old woman and her two brothers.
The female victim also accused the vigilante members of rape while she was in their custody.
Global Upfront Newspapers (GUN) gathered that the leaders of the vigilante group were detained at the station after they honoured Police invitation. following compliant made by Miss Precious, a 21-year old lady and two of her brothers (Jesse and David, surname withheld) to Nkpolu Divisional Police Headquarters on their alleged abduction from their house on April 11, 2020 at Mile 3 axis of Port Harcourt. They were allegedly abducted by members of the vigilante and subsequently detention at the office of the vigilante group. They were then invited by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the Nkpolu station and detained.
Narrating their ordeal in the hands of the vigilante members, Miss Precious, who spoke for herself and her two brothers, disclosed that on that fateful day, at about 8:00pm, the vigilante members led by one Godstime Ihunwo, purportedly on the orders of her father invaded their house and took them away.
Miss Precious stated that upon arrival to the office of the vigilante group, she was stripped naked and placed in a separate room from her brothers.
She said the vigilante members subjected her to severe torture and also inserted their fingers in her private part, that they want to ascertain if she is still a virgin.
She revealed that the security personnel also took video of her nakedness.
The 21-year old lady hinted that the vigilante members after beating them thoroughly, shaved her hairs and that of her brothers before they were released the next day Sunday April 12, 2020.
She explained that she was admitted in the hospital for four days after the vigilante group released them from their detention.
She further revealed that the vigilante personnel reportedly told her brothers that it is their father who reported them to the group that they stole his money and are also disrespectful to him.
The Rivers State Police Command has also confirmed the incident with the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Nnamdi Omoni saying that the Commissioner of Police has ordered that the matter be transferred to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) while investigation continues.
Meanwhile, the Civil Rights Council, a human rights organization that was handling the matter, condemned the alleged rape of Piss Precious, her kidnap and the kidnap of her brothers by the vigilante personnel.
The group Secretary, Miss Kelechi Uzoma, described the alleged rape of the female victim and torture with her brothers and their subsequent detention as cruel, barbaric, evil and unacceptable.
She called on the Police to follow due diligence in the process of investigation and ensure that all the persons involved are made to face justice to serve as deterrent to others.
