Activist Demands Prosecution Of Policeman Who Raped Widow Till Dawn For Not Wearing Face Mask

Human right activist, Prince Wiro, has charged the Rivers State Police Command to investigate and prosecute its officers accused of arresting and raping a widow. 

According to the 32-year-old widow, the policemen attached to the Sakpenwa Police Division, Tai Local Government area, arrested her on the 28th of July, Tuesday, for not wearing a face mask. 

She was allegedly taken to a guest house where one of the policemen had raped her at gunpoint. 

The victim had raised a distress alarm during her arrest, through a text message posted on the popular media platform, WhatsApp. 

"I was returning from Bori to Port Harcourt when I met some police officers at a checkpoint. They arrested me for not wearing nose mask. They kept me long there with them.

"Thereafter they carried me from one place to the other, claiming they want to take me to the police station but never took me to any police station.

"After some time, they took me to a guest house where one of them raped me till dawn. His name is Inspector Peter Iba of Sakpenwa Police Station," She narrated. (Culled from Lindaikejisblog) 

While reacting to the incident, Wiro charged the police to open an immediate investigation into the matter. 

Further investigations has however commenced as the police has promised to unveil the identities of the officers, if found guilty of the act.