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Thirty- years- old Henry Ogbuji, from Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, is now in the police net for allegedly impregnating a 12-year-old girl in the area.
It was gathered that the victim is a maid to the suspect’s neighbour in the compound.
Ogbuji’s arrest, on Tuesday, by Rumueprikom (Kala) Divisional Police headquarters, in Port Harcourt, followed a complaint lodged by the victim’s guardian after discovering that the minor was pregnant.
It was alleged that Ogbuji defiled the 12-year-old girl when she came into his house on an errand in the month of March 2021.
Meanwhile, the Centre for Basic Rights Protection and Accountability Campaign has called for proper investigation into the incident with a view to arraigning the suspect in court, if found culpable.
The National Coordinator of the group, Prince Wiro, made the position of the group known in a statement, yesterday.
Wiro disclosed that the group had brought the matter before the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Nnamdi Omoni, a Superintendent of Police.
It was further gathered that the suspect has been transferred to the Human Rights Desk of Rivers State Police headquarters, Moscow Road, Port Harcourt.
