Police detain officer over escape of rape suspect in Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command has detained a constabulary serviceman attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, implicit the alleged flight of a rape fishy during an investigation.

The officer, ASP Ekawhe Thomas, was besides issued a ceremonial query pursuing a preliminary reappraisal of the incident.

The suspect, identified simply arsenic Goodnews, is accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old miss successful Rumukwurushi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.

According to reports, the fishy escaped portion being taken to the country of the alleged transgression by an Investigating Police Officer from the SCID, Port Harcourt, arsenic portion of ongoing investigations.

The victim’s father, Prince, explained that helium had concisely near the country to get a hammer that would beryllium utilized to unit unfastened the suspect’s flat aft the fishy allegedly refused to unlock the door.

He said helium was stunned connected his instrumentality erstwhile the Investigating Police Officer informed him that the fishy had fled.

Prince added that helium instantly pursued the absorption the serviceman claimed the fishy h...