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The Delta State Police Command has arrested a community head and four other suspects over the alleged sexual assault of young women during a festival in the Oruamudhu community in Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government Area of the state.
In a statement on Friday, the Command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, said the Commissioner of Police, Aina Adesola, had ordered that the suspects be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
“The community head and chief organiser of the event, one Chief Omorede Sunday, and four other suspects from Oramudu quarters in Ozoro have been arrested.
“The CP has ordered that they should be transferred to State CID with immediate effect. The CP vows that anyone involved will be arrested and brought to justice,” Edafe said.
He added that both tactical and investigative teams had been deployed with a mandate to identify, arrest and prosecute all individuals found culpable.
Edafe also called on residents, particularly victims and witnesses, to provide information that could assist ongoing investigations, assuring that all reports would be treated with strict confidentiality and professionalism.
“The Commissioner of Police further appeals to residents of the State to remain calm, vigilant, and law-abiding, while assuring that the Command remains fully committed to protecting lives, safeguarding the rights of all citizens, and maintaining public order.
“The Delta State Police Command condemns this development in totality and assures that all those involved in these reprehensible acts will be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the law,” he added.
The incident had earlier sparked outrage after multiple videos surfaced on social media allegedly showing men tearing the clothes of young women and subjecting them to sexual harassment. In one clip, a young woman was seen crying and clutching her torn clothing.
Public reaction online prompted widespread calls for arrests and justice for the victims.
The Delta State Government also condemned the incident, describing it as “barbaric and unacceptable.”
