EDO POLICE ARREST 2 MINORS, OTHERS FOR UPLOADING WOMAN’S NUDE VIDEO ONLINE
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Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested two minors and three others for allegedly stripping one Christabel Akhigbe naked over alleged phone theft.
It was alleged that they recorded her in her underwear and posted it to social media.
The suspects were detained on charges of cyberstalking and indecent assault on a girl. They were identified as Blessing Lucky, 15, Jennifer Eboigbe, 30, Iziegbe Ogbodu, 39, and Naomi Ekhonetomwan, 17.
The suspects allegedly accused the victim of taking an Android phone belonging to someone named Lucky and calling her to return the phone, according to state Commissioner of Police Funsho Adeboye, who paraded the suspects on Friday at the command headquarters in Benin, the state capital.
Adeboye claimed that after Christabel gave the phone back to its owner, they tricked her into going to Blessing Lucky’s mother’s house, where they beat her, nuded her, and threatened to knife her in the privates.
He also mentioned that a video that the suspects had taken of the incident went viral on social media.
Adeboye stated that police officers detained the suspects who had admitted to the crime after receiving the report.
He added that they will soon be charged in court.
The CP said, “The Edo Police Command have arrested five females for stripping a woman for allegedly stealing an android phone. They then made a video of the victims while naked and posted it online.
“They have now become suspects in a case they should have been the complaints.”
While warning the citizens not to take laws into their own hands, noting that those who should have been the complainants have turned themselves into suspects in the case.
He said the police would cooperate with human rights organisations to make sure that the suspects pay for the crime.
“I will advise residents not to take law into their own hands and to report cases of this nature to the police,” he said.
One of the suspects, Eboigbe, said she is ashamed of what they did to the victim.
She said, “My daughter came to tell me that her phone was stolen and after some days, we retrieved the phone from the person who stole the phone. The girl begged me that they shouldn’t beat her, but despite her plea, they went ahead to strip her naked.
“I am ashamed of what they did because I am a mother.”
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