The police have given an update on the 4-year-old pupil whose hymen was slashed with scissors while she was at school in Agbor, Delta State.
Remember that, Innocent Ezeukwu, the Proprietor of Great Leaders International School, was charged for the alleged sexual assault of a 4-year-old pupil at his school (read here and here).
In a statement released today, 20th October, DSP Edafe Bright, the PRO of the Delta State Police Command, clarified that the victim had told her mother at home that her “uncle at school” used scissors to cut her private part.
The proprietor was arrested since he was the only male figure in the school.
The police statement added, “Though the Area Command Agbor had concluded their investigation and charged the case to court, there was a counter directive from the Commissioner of Police who instructed that the case be withdrawn from the court and immediately transferred to the State Criminal and Investigation Department (SCID) for further meticulously executed investigation.”
DSP Edafe Bright said: “The Police Commissioner of Delta State, CP Wale Abass assures members of the public and the victim’s family that justice will be served; he further appeals that the public remains calm while the investigation is ongoing.”
Read the full press release below.
20th October, 2023
PRESS RELEASE
ALLEGED DEFILEMENT AND INDECENT ASSAULT BY THE PROPRIETOR OF GREAT LEADERS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, IME-OBI, AGBOR, DELTA STATE
The Command is aware of a viral publication posted on various social media handles on the alleged defilement of a 4yr old child (Name withheld) by one Innocent Ezeukwu ‘m’ aged 46yrs the proprietor of the Great Leader international school where the child is schooling. For clarity and for members of the public not to be misinformed, the Command wishes to state as follows;
On 5th October 2023 at about 1700hrs, one Mrs. Joy Chukwudi reported that while she was bathing her 4-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 AT THE SCHOOL SCISSORS CUT HER ON PRIVATE PART”. Upon receipt of this complaint, the Area commander Agbor detailed a team of investigators to proceed to the scene of the alleged crime.
The suspect Innocent Ezeukwu who doubles as the owner of the school and also the only male teacher in the school was arrested and taken into custody. Preliminary investigation led to the issuance of a medical report, and the initiation of an identification 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.
Though the Area Command Agbor had concluded their investigation and charged the case to court, there was a counter directive from the Commissioner of Police who instructed that the case be withdrawn from the court and immediately transferred to the State Criminal and Investigation Department (SCID) for further meticulously executed investigation.
The Police Commissioner of Delta State, CP Wale Abass assures members of the public and the victim’s family that justice will be served; he further appeals that the public remains calm while the investigation is ongoing.
DSP. EDAFE BRIGHT, FCIA, FIPMD
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
DELTA STATE COMMAND,
ASABA.
