- Safiu Kehinde
Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested two men for allegedly stripping two teenage girls over fowl theft.
The duo were held responsible for a viral video, where the two teenage girls were stripped naked, flogged and dehumanized.
They had accused the girls, aged 15 and 16 years respectively, of allegedly stealing chickens at Ojiegbe Ngbo village in Ohaukwu Local Government of the state.
Briefing newsmen in Abakaliki on Tuesday, the Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed that the incident occurred sometime in November 2023.
Ukandu explained that the command, after viewing the viral video, insisted that those allegedly responsible would be arrested.
“The incident occurred in November 2023 at Ojiegbe Ngbo community in Ohaukwu Local Government of Ebonyi,” Ukandu added.
The PPRO quoted the Commissioner of Police (CP), Anthonia Uche-Anya, as saying that the arrest was necessary to eradicate trial by ordeal, jungle justice, and self-help in criminal justice.
“The CP has reaffirmed the command’s commitment to rooting out such practices in Ebonyi State with stakeholder supports.
“The commissioner warned that those involved will face the full force of the law for their heinous actions,” Ukandu stated.