The Benue State Police Command on Tuesday paraded at least 25 suspects, including a 24-year-old man, Abara Elias, who allegedly defiled an eight-year-old old boy.
Accorsing to The PUNCH, the state Commissioner of Police, George Chuku, who spoke to journalists while parading noted that the parents of the minor were away when the man lured the boy to an uncompleted building and defiled him.
He pointed out that the suspects were paraded for various offences which range from robbery and kidnapping to cultism and rape among others.
He said, “While the boy’s parents were away from home, one Abara Elias lured the child to an uncompleted building and had canal knowledge of the victim. The child has been taken to the hospital for treatment while the suspect has been arraigned.”
The Cap equally noted one Ijir Joseph on December 2, 2023, at Wurikum Park raised the alarm that a corps member traveling to Port Harcourt stole his genital.
The police sais the false alarm led to the beating of the corps member who was later rescued by the police patrol team.
He said, “The victim was taken to hospital for treatment and the suspect was arraigned for defamation of character and assault.”
