PH Youths protest disappearance of ritual killer, Ifeanyi Dike, from police custody
Dike, a
student of the University of Port Harcourt who had allegedly defiled, killed
and removed the vital organs of eight-year-old Chikamso, was caught by a local
vigilante, who handed him over to the police on Saturday.
However, the
state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zaki Ahmed explained that the suspect escaped
under the cover of the night and promised that the police would soon arrest
him.
Describing
the incident as an individual negligence, Ahmed stressed that the police had
deployed human and material resources towards ensuring that the suspect was
apprehended.
The CP said,
“What I am saying is that it was an individual negligence that caused it. The
escape happened in the presence of the complainant; that is the parent of the
girl. The boy (suspect) escaped under the cover of the night.
“But we are
making every effort, every move and by the grace of the Almighty God, within a
short time, he will be arrested. We are not relenting. We know that this is a
serious problem; it can happen to anybody.
“We are not
relenting and by the grace of God, we will get him arrested. It is too bad it
happened, but it is one of those things. Sometimes, things can happen this way.
“We have
moved a lot of resources; both human and material resources, to ensure that the
culprit is arrested. We call on the people to confide in us if they have any
useful information. I will act on it.”
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