Female police officer molested, stripped naked in Onitsha

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A near commotion was averted yesterday at Bridge Head, Onitsha, when a female member of the Nigerian police, was abused, molested and almost stripped naked by a dreaded wealthy man, (name withheld)in the area who allegedly slapped the Commissioner of Police last year.

According to a tout in the park who gave his name as Tunde and witnessed the averted commotion said the
female police officer, Inspector Tochukwu Offoegbu was on duty when the ‘big man,’ who owns a park in Onitsha, approached her, allegedly telling her that he would facilitate her removal from Onitsha as he did to one Archibong. Tunde said the female police officer demanded to know what her offence was that would warrant the threat of removal, so the chief gave her a slap for daring him.

Also, his boys allegedly tore the female officer’s uniform, leaving her almost naked. ‘’She ran for her life into the Police post to avoid the peering eyes of the public before the Area Commander Benjamin Nwordu asked all of them to come to the area police station, Onitsha. ‘’That man cannot be arrested because last time he slapped the Commissioner of police because of park matters and so the governor closed the park and now, it is an Inspector. I fear,” said Tunde.

According to a report monitored on The Nation online, when contacted, the DPO Fegge, where Offoegbu works , Maikudi Shehu, said he would not speak on the matter, insisting that the PPRO is the only person authorized to speak on such matter. The PPRO, Emeka Chukwuemeka, when contacted on phone said he was with the Onitsha Area Commander and would get back to the reporter on the issue. CP Balah Nassarawa was said to be out of the state as at the time of going to the press.

Reacting, another eyewitness and Campaign for Democracy Coordinator, Dede Uzor A Uzor, demanded for the immediate arrest of the accused and thorough investigation into the matter with a view to punishing the offender to deter future occurrence. CD gave the Commissioner of Police seven days to arrest the man or face human rights groups protest and call for his removal as that was the height of abuse of an officer on duty, particularly a woman.