The Ebonyi State Police Command have arrested one Dennis Ali and Ituma Sunday, the two primary suspects in a disturbing viral video where two teenage girls were stripped, flogged, and dehumanised.
In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer PPRO DSP Joshua Ukandu said the incident occurred in November 2023 at Ojiegbe Ngbo community in Ohaukwu LGA.
He noted that the video went viral at the weekend, more than one year after the incident happened adding that the video was forwarded to the State Police Commissioner and other police personnel which led to the arrest of the suspects on Monday. He said that the dehumanized girls are between the ages of 15 and 16 years adding that they were subjected to inhuman treatment which is against the law of the land
“Criminal cases has legal punishment as stipulated in the criminal code, if anyone is caught in such situation, the person should be handed over to the police, this treatment is too much for those small under age girls.
He noted that on assumption of office, CP. Anthonia Uche-Anya emphasized the need to eradicate trial by ordeal, jungle justice, and self-help in criminal justice. She reaffirmed the command’s commitment to rooting out such practices in Ebonyi State with stakeholders’ supports. The CP assured that those involved will face the full force of the law for their heinous actions.
