The case against a male school proprietor who defiled his 4-year-old pupil, has taken a new turn in Asaba, the Delta State capital, has the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Wale Abass, ordered the withdrawal from court.
This was disclosed, Saturday, by the spokesperson of the Delta State Police Command, Bright Edafe, who spoke on behalf of his principal.
Abass told journalists that Commissioner of Police ordered the withdrawal of the defilement case of a four-year-old pupil by a 46-year-old man from court for proper investigation.
Edafe said: “The Command is aware of a viral publication posted on various social media handles on the alleged defilement of a four-year- old child (Name withheld) by one Innocent Ezeukwu 46, the proprietor of the Great Leader International school where the child is schooling.
“On October 5, 2023, one Mrs. Joy Chukwudi reported that while she was bathing her four-year-old daughter, she discovered a blood stain in the private part of her daughter.
“Upon questioning, her daughter kept stating that “her uncle used school scissors to cut her private part”.
“The area commander, Agbor, detailed a team of investigators to proceed to the scene of the alleged crime and the suspect, Innocent Ezeukwu, who doubles as the owner of the school and also the only male teacher in the school was arrested.
“Preliminary investigation led to the issuance of a medical report, and the initiation of an identification parade exercise where the suspect, Innocent Ezeukwu, when placed amongst random men, was identified by the victim as the person who allegedly defiled her.
“The medical report affirmed that there was “no hymen visualized” in the victim’s private part.”
Edafe further explained that though the Area Command, Agbor, under which jurisdiction the crime was committed, had concluded their investigation and charged the case to court, CP Wale Abass directed that the case be withdrawn and transferred to the State Criminal and Investigation Department, SCID, for further investigation.
Edafe also informed that the Commissioner of Police called for calm and assured members of the public, particular the victim’s family, that justice will be served in the matter.
