- Nemesis caught up with him when residents heard screaming from his room while he was abusing one of his victims, prompting them to alert the vigilante group
One Chigozie Okpara has been apprehended for allegedly sodomising underage boy in the Okujagu community, Trans-Amadi, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The suspected homosexual was arrested on Sunday by members of a local vigilante group in the area.
The suspect usually lured his unsuspecting victims with food and snacks before sexually abusing them, according to a resident of the area.
Nemesis caught up with him when residents heard screaming from his room while he was abusing one of his victims, prompting them to alert the vigilante group.
Describing how the suspect was arrested, the vigilante was quoted as saying, “He lured the boy into his house and was engaging in the act while the boy was screaming. That’s when they called our attention, and we went there, broke into the house, and found them (the man and his victim).
“That night we took him and handed him over to the police. He is currently in police custody.”
Also the suspect confessed to the crime during interrogation by the vigilante.
He admitted to engaging in such acts while in Lagos but claimed the recent victim was the first he had abused in the community, emphasising that he was neither married nor had a girlfriend.
The suspect said, “This particular boy I knew from where I’m working in security at JDP roundabout (along Odili Road in Port Harcourt).”
The spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident, adding that the suspect, who is already in custody, would be prosecuted.
Iringe-Koko said, “Yes, I can confirm the incident. The suspect has been arrested and is presently in our custody. Investigation is ongoing.
“The matter has been transferred to the State Criminal and Intelligence Department. We will ensure that the suspect is prosecuted”
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