Man arrested for defiling minor in Rivers
A local vigilante group in the Okujagu community in Trans-Amadi, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has arrested a suspected homosexual, who was identified as Chigozie Okpara.
He was nabbed on Sunday for allegedly having carnal knowledge of an underage boy.
According to a resident in the area, the man, who is in his 40s, said he worked with a security company in Port Harcourt and usually lured his unsuspecting victims with food and snacks into his house before defiling them.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said during interrogation by the vigilante, the man confessed that he is a homosexual and that he had been perpetrating the act while he was living in Lagos State before relocating to Port Harcourt two years ago.
Luck, however, ran out on him when he was making out with one of his victims, who was at the top of his voice. The noise attracted residents of the area, who alerted the vigilante group.
The source said one of the vigilantes narrated how they picked the suspect, saying, “He lured the boy into his house and was doing the thing, and the boy was screaming.
“So that was how they called our (vigilante) attention, and we went there and broke into the house and saw them (the man and his victim).
“That night, we took him and handed him over to the police. He is in police custody now.”
The man who said he hails from Imo State said, “This particular boy I knew from where I’m doing security work at the JDP roundabout along Odili Road in Port Harcourt.”
When contacted, Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesperson of the state police command, confirmed the incident, saying the suspect, who is already in custody, would be prosecuted.
Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police, stated, “Yes, I can confirm the incident. The suspect has been arrested and is presently in our custody.
“Investigation is ongoing. The matter has been transferred to the State Criminal and Intelligence Department. We will ensure that the suspect is prosecuted.”
