Six male suspects have been arrested, by operatives attached by the Enugu state police command for beating, dehumanising and parading a woman naked in Agunese, Afam-Mmaku in Awgu Local Government Area, in Enugu state.
The arrested suspect are Okoro Stan aged 46, Jonathan Nwangene aged 43, Maduabuchi Madueke aged 34, Obioma Nwangene aged 39, Anikene Samuel age 24 and Chukwuebuka Agu aged 32.
NigeriaCrime.com gathered that 46-year-old Okoro Stan allegedly led others in perpetrating the act of beating and parading the victim around the community naked over the allegation that she desecrated their shrine by picking snails therein.
Confirming the incident, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command, said the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Ahmed Ammani, has ordered the State CID Enugu to conduct a full-scale investigation into the viral case of alleged stripping naked of a woman (names withheld) at Agunese, Afam-Mmaku in Awgu Local Government Area, by some youths of the community numbering over twenty (20), on 27th October 2022, over the allegation that she desecrated their shrine by picking snails therein.”
“Ongoing investigation into the case has shown that the suspects also beat up and caused bodily injuries on the victim’s husband and brother when they attempted to stop them from carrying out the act,” Ndukwe added.
“To this end, the Commissioner, while categorically condemning the said acts of torture, dehumanisation and degradation of the person of the victim in contravention of extant laws, especially those bordering on her dignity and fundamental human rights, has further directed that the investigation be concluded within the shortest possible time and the culprits arraigned accordingly.
The CP, therefore, urges citizens of the State, particularly traditional rulers and other community leaders, to ensure that utmost caution is exercised when enforcing traditional or customary norms on their subjects, especially if doing so will lead to the contravention of the constitutionally enshrined fundamental rights of the person.