The Nigeria Police Force, FCT Command has reacted to the cruel and ill-treatment perpetrated against one Oluebibe Emmanuel, a 10 years old minor by one Nweke Chadikaobi of Range view Estate Dawaki, a relative whom she lived with as seen in the video making the rounds.
Frowning at such a level of inhumane treatment, the FCT Commissioner of Police CP Babaji Sunday ordered an immediate investigation, arrest of the suspect, and the recovery of the minor for medical attention and other forms of intervention needed in the protection of her Human right and dignity.
The painstaking effort expended by the command led to the arrest of the suspect on Monday 30th May 2022. The suspect upon interrogation admitted to the commission of the crime and stated the reasons for her action to be the fact that the minor was bed-wetting among sundry offenses.
Meanwhile, FCT Police Command has handed over the victim to the National Agency for the Prohibition of child trafficking in person (NAPTIP) for special care and retraumatization, while the Investigation continued and subsequent developments will be communicated duly to the public.
The Commissioner of Police while urging the good people of the Territory not to keep mute about such occurrences in their neighborhoods, taking no exceptions or restraint in reporting same to the Police, stated that a happy child leads to a happy people and by the effect, a happy Nation void of crime and criminality.
CP further enjoined members of the public to remain vigilant and strengthen their partnership with the Police as touching the rendition of prompt and actionable intelligence by reporting any suspicious or abnormal occurrence to the Police
