Police Detain 18-Year-Old Boy For Allegedly Defiling Two-Year-Old In Delta
The mother of the child who is the landlady of the compound was said to be busy outside when the suspect allegedly sneaked into the house to carry out this heinous act.
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the detention of an 18-year-old boy identified as Oghenetejiri Kosini who allegedly molested his landlady’s two-year-old daughter in the Okpe Local Government Area.
SaharaReporters gathered that the incident happened on 12 December 2024.
The mother of the child who is the landlady of the compound was said to be busy outside when the suspect allegedly sneaked into the house to carry out this heinous act.
The boy was later arrested by the police and detained.
A Delta State-based human rights activist, Comrade Israel Joe in a Facebook post on Monday, January 6, 2024 alleged that the suspect was released on Christmas Eve without charges.
The activist had called out the Divisional Police Officer of Orerokpe and the Investigating Police Officer, over alleged cover-up and poor handling of the case.
He wrote, “Dear DPO Orerokpe, This two (2) years old child was allegedly brutally dÄ™fÃIÄ™d by one eighteen (18) years old Oghenetejiri Kosini on the 12th of December, 2024.
“The mother of the child who is the landlady of the compound was busy outside when the said boy allegedly entered into the house to carry out this heinous act.
“However, he was arrested to your division and the IPO ended up begging the woman for settlement who wants justice for her daughter.
“In a quest to frustrate the investigations, the IPO also allegedly refused to give them a form to go for a medical check up at the general hospital with an excuse that the said boy did not deny and had put it down on his statement that he actually did it.
“Where on earth would the police condescend to a level of not carrying out proper investigation, holding to the confessional statement alone of a suspect that could be denied in court tomorrow, allowing for trial within trial, citing the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2023 where the suspect’s lawyer or person should be there when the statement is taken?
“It was further learnt that the said suspect was released on the 24th of December, 2024 against the provision of extant laws for which the mother went on to get all necessary documents including doctors’ reports, ready for prosecution.
“I wish to urge the police to, in the interest of justice re-arrest the said suspect and transfer same to the Delta State Command CIID for investigations and prosecution. Na beg I dey, because we all go soon dance nakÄ™d for market square if justice is not done. Full video drops tomorrow.”
However, the Delta State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe confirmed to SaharaReporters on Wednesday that the suspect was presently in their custody.
“The suspect is in custody pls,” Edafe said.
