Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested Dennis Ali and Ituma Sunday, the two primary suspects, in a disturbing viral video where two teenage girls were stripped, flogged, and dehumanised.
In a statement signed by the police public relations officer, DSP Joshua Ukandu, said the incident occurred at Ojiegbe Ngbo community in Ohaukwu LGA.
He said the video went viral at the weekend, more than one year after the incident happened, adding that the video was forwarded to the state police commissioner and other police personnel which led to the arrest of the suspects on Monday.
He said the dehumanised girls were between the ages of 15 and 16 years, adding that they were subjected to inhuman treatment which was against the law of the land.
“Criminal cases have legal punishment as stipulated in the criminal code; if anyone is caught in such a situation, the person should be handed over to the police; this treatment is too much for those small underage girls,” he said.
He noted that on assumption of office, CP Anthonia Uche-Anya emphasised the need to eradicate trial by ordeal, jungle justice, and self-help in criminal justice.
