After family outcry, police arrest 6 gay men who allegedly hypnotised their child victim
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Police have swooped on a syndicate of ritualists specialising in gay practice with young male children in the age bracket of 10 and 13 years.
The investigation followed a tip-off after the parents of a 13-year-old student of Etoi Secondary School, Uyo, Akwa Ibom cried out for justice in the case of their son who was allegedly gang-raped for three years after being hypnotised by six gay men.
The gang, reportedly neck deep in sodomy and other unnatural sexual acts, was tracked with six of the members arrested.
The suspects were paraded at state Police Command along with others for alleged sundry crimes of kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, and vandalisation of public assets and utilities.
Akwa Ibom Commissioner of Police Baba Azare vowed to rid the state of crimes and to bring perpetrators to justice.
“Based on information received from concerned journalists, a 13-year-old child reported being raped repeatedly for about three years by different men in sodomy practice,” he said.
“The operatives of the Command swung into action immediately and arrested the following suspects: Okwudili Levi Okeke, a.k.a, Eze, aged 34 years; Idara Itam Daniel, aged 23 years; David Udoh James, aged 23 years; Udofia Edem Udosen; aged 29 years; David Bassey Bassey; aged 26 years; and Daniel Jacob Edet, aged 30 years.
“Investigation revealed that Okwudili Okeke was recruited into sodomy and has had anal sex with several men in the state.
“This is a crime against humanity and will not be condoned. Suspects will soon be prosecuted after the completion of investigation.”
Azare, who assumed duty in the command late last year, has assured of his commitment to addressing the security challenges in the state especially the perennial farmers/herders’ crises, communal and boundary skirmishes.
“We are aware of issues such as Fulani herdsmen encroaching on farms and destroying crops, as well as senseless attacks on Fulani cows by troubleshooters.
“Let it be clear that the police will not fold their arms and allow miscreants to unleash terror on law-abiding residents,” he vowed, stressing enforcement of the anti-grazing law in the state.
Azare also disclosed that efforts have been stepped up to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators of vandalisation of public transformers and other infrastructural facilities across the state
Some suspects, including one Prosper Brownson Jim and his alleged accomplice Uduak Sunday Benson, have been apprehended for vandalisation of a transformer belonging to Sure Foundation Polytechnic, Ikot Akai, in Ukanafun Council.
Police recovery the transformer, as well as transformer oil, armoured cables and charms from the suspects.
Another four suspects were also arrested from whom police recovered items that include four fire service trucks stolen by the agency’s officials and taken to Port Harcourt.
“The command moved to recover the said trucks and further investigation revealed that the fire trucks were leased out to some multinational companies at the rate of N140,000 per truck per day for an initial period of 3 years,” Azare said.
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