Youths in Ayilamo community in Benue State, have protested the alleged raping of a 13-year-old girl by one mobile police officer.
Youths in Ayilamo community in the Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, on Thursday, protested the alleged raping of a 13-year-old girl by one of the policemen attached to a police outpost in the area.
The Mobile Police Inspector, whose identity is simply known as John, has been arrested and detained at Ugba Police Station over the alleged rape of a 13-year-old female student in Ayilamo, Tombo ward of Logo Local Government Area in Benue State.
The incident allegedly took place on Thursday, 12/11/2020 in Ayilamo.
Hon Wuam Hilega, who is a community leader in Ayilamo, narrated the incident and said: “At about 5pm on Thursday, five female students of Tombo Community Secondly School, Ayilamo, were sent on errand by their games-master to fetch water from a nearby well, close to the Mobile Police quarters.
“The girl, Philomena Torhile, was afraid but the police inspector threatened to deal with her if she didn’t respond, so the other girls advised her to go.”
“But when Philomena Torhile approached the police inspector, he immediately dragged her into the room, pulled her cloths and raped her.”
The other girls reportedly ran back to the school and reported to the principal of Tombo Community Secondary School and other staff, who mobilised to the house of the policeman and broke the door open.
Hilega said the policeman was caught naked while the girl was naked, bleeding.
The Honourable said there was tension in Ayilamo, as angry youths pounced on the policeman and attempted to lynch him, but the timely intervention of the principal of Tombo Community Secondly School, Mr. Aondona Akumbul saved him.
The youths however torched the police post in Ayilamo and smashed doors and window.
A team of Operation Whirl Stroke, who were called to save the situation, whisked away the inspector to Anyiin Police Station before he was taken to Logo Divisional Police Station in Ugba on Friday.
The Divisional Police office in Ugba confirmed the incident and said the suspect will be transferred to Benue State Police Command in Makurdi for thorough investigation.
