Policeman in custody for raping Abia Poly student

The Police in Abia State have arrested one of its officers, identified as Corporal Chinedu Nwachukwu, for allegedly raping a student of the State Polytechnic, in Aba.

This is as Governor Okezie Ikpeazu  condemned shooting at protesting students of the institution by some police officers.

Academic activities had  been halted at the institution as students took over Aba -Owerri Road protesting the alleged rape of three students by policemen attached to the Rapid Response Squad, RRS.

Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Abia State Command, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, in a statement, expressed regret over the disgraceful act allegedly committed by the policemen.

“After visiting the victim at the hospital and obtaining information from her, an investigation was launched that led to the arrest of the suspect. The Commissioner of Police, Janet Agbede, being a woman and a mother, has been on her toes with other officers in the command to douse the tension even as investigation continues”.

“The Commissioner of Police and her management team visited and listened to the victim in the hospital. After hearing from the victim, a serious investigation started through which the policeman, Cpl. Nwachukwu Chinedu that was alleged to have committed the barbaric act was arrested.

“The CP appeals to Abia Polytechnic community and the general public to exercise patience and wait for the outcome of the police investigation which is ongoing and would be fast-tracked and made public to ensure justice and actually the law will take its course.”

Meanwhile, students of the polytechnic were said to have insisted on the protest till justice is done on the matter. They also shunned appeals by the management of the institution and the police to shelve the protest.

It was gathered that the police started firing shots to disperse students from the Aba –Owerri road and in the ensuing encounter, many students were injured.

Culled from Vanguard