By Our Reporter
A 30 year- old Keke rider identified as Edefe Nathaniel may be on the prowl with the police handcuffs after he escaped on being arrested for allegedly defiling a minor In Ughelli metropolis in Delta State.The incident which occurred on Wednesday evening at Uwheru Community involving the suspect who allegedly descended on an 11- year old, and had carnal knowledge of her, has reportedly escaped after he was arrested by police Operatives attached to Ughelli Police Division in Ughelli metropolis
It was gathered that Edafe allegedly lured the victim to his house where he struck the sexual deals with her under strict Condition but one Nathaniel Warri who spoke to Journalists in the area said that:”The victim’s usually takes the girl’s mother to a bush path and bush market so on that day, he came to carry her mother to the market but she had already left on another vehicle.. Thanking his stars , Edafe lured the girl into his Keke, promising a ride to Join her mother at the bush market but he took a detour and got to his house where he pummeled the girl as he allegedly promised to buy an Android phone for her in all in a bid to have sex with her
He was said to have forcefully penetrated the victim who could not stop him while he was rough handling her after which the victim was warned not to tell anyone while she bled profusely from her private parts but DSP Bright Edafe, Police Public Relations Officer PPRO at the Delta State Police Command confirmed that the Suspect was arrested that same Wednesday evening in his house with the victim’s Pants and escaped from the cell in the early hours of Thursday, disclosing that the police Operatives who arrested the Suspect at the Ughelli Area Command are currently being detained for further investigation
Parents of the victim ( names withheld) told Journalists that their daughter got home bleeding and was also crying when she was forced to open up on the Keke rider whom she described as wicked disclosing that it was on the premise of that the incident was reported to the Police who intensified efforts to arrest the Suspect right inside his house and in the presence of his wife and Children during nightfall.The Suspect was said to have been arrested and handcuffed but while escaped from the detention in the early hours of Thursday. Also Speaking to Journalists in Asaba, Ughelli Area Commander of the Police force, ACP Adebayo Ademola confirmed that the police detectives who were in charge of the Cell , are being detained for further investigation adding the police have beamed its search light on the fleeing Suspect with a view to ensuring the arrest as soon as possible
Sources said that the victim ( name withheld) is the first child of her parents who have been living in the Community over the years as farmers especially fish farming among others.
In another development, There is tension in Ughevwuhe Community following the vigilant Chairman identified as Lucky Moses who was allegedly beaten up to death by angry mob on Tuesday night. It was gathered that the chairman before his untimely death, attended a burial ceremony in the area where he allegedly was shooting sporadically into the air, leading to a stray bullets hitting one of his men who died instantly, a surprised that triggered the anger of the mob who reportedly descended on him with hard beaten to death. DSP Bright Edafe, Police Public Relations Officer PPRO at the Delta Police Command confirmed the incident disclosing that investigation was ongoing into the incident he said was as a result of the shooting sporadically into the air with stray bullets hitting one of his members at a burial ceremony, leading to the death.. DSP Bright Edafe said that two persons were however arrested and are Currently being detained for further investigation into the incident. Family sources said that the late vigilant Chairman was a good man while alive regretted that he may have been struck by the devil on the fateful day
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