By Valentine Amanze, Online Editor
Angry youths in Ayilamo, Tombo ward of Logo Local Government Area in Benue State in November 12, 2020, set the police station in the community ablaze.
This followed the alleged rape of Philomena Torhile, a 13-year-old girl of Tombo Community Secondly School, by a Mobil Police inspector simply called John.
The youths descended on the police post after the Principal of Tombo Community Secondly School, Mr. Aondona Akumbul, prevented them from lynching the officer, who allegedly defiled the school girl.
It was however gathered that a team of Operation Whirl Stroke, who was called to save the situation, whisked away the inspector to Anyiin Police Station before he was taken to Logo Divisional Police Station in Ugba on Friday.
The Divisional Police office in Ugba confirmed the incident and said that the suspect would be transferred to Benue State Police Command in Makurdi for thorough investigation.
Narrating how the incident happened, a community leader in Ayilamo, Wuam Hilega, said at about 5pm on Thursday, five female students of Tombo Community Secondly School, Ayilamo, were sent on errand by their games-master to fetch water from a nearby well, close to the Mobile Police quarters.
He said that the mobile police inspector, who was with a broom sweeping, called one of the girls.
“The girl, Philomena Torhile, was afraid but the police inspector threatened to deal with her if she didn’t respond, so the other girls advised her to go.
“But when Philomena Torhile approached the police inspector, he immediately dragged her into the room, pulled her clothes and raped her.”
Hilega said that the other girls ran back to the school and reported to the principal of Tombo Community Secondary School and other staff, who mobilised to the house of the policeman and broke the door open.
Hilega said that the policeman was caught naked while the girl was naked, bleeding.