Angry youths took to the streets of Eliozu area of Port Harcourt to protest the mysterious disappearance of a suspected 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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