The Investigating Police Officer in charge of a rape and ritual murder case has been dismissed and arraigned in court following the suspect's escape.
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| Sergeant JohnBosco Okoroeze being led into the court (Rivers Police Command) The Investigating Police Officer [IPO], in charge of the case of a rapist and ritual killer arrested in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Sergeant Johnbosco Okoroeze, has been dismissed and charged to a court following the escape of the suspect from detention.A statement from the State Police Command signed by its spokesman, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, states that Sgt. Okoroeze is facing charges for allegedly aiding the escape of the suspected ritual killer, Ifeanyi Dike, from the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department [SCIID], Port Harcourt, just a day after he was arrested. Dike, a 23-year-old undergraduate of the University of Port Harcourt, was arrested by local vigilantes on the morning of Saturday, August 19, 2017, after he allegedly abducted an eight-year-old girl, Victory Chikamso, and raping her repeatedly before killing her. He then proceeded to cut off her vital organs like the tongue, eyes, breasts, finger and the private parts for ritual purposes. |