Anambra State Police Command says last Friday, at about 5:50pm, following intelligence report, Police operatives attached to 3-3 Police Station, Nkwelle Ezunaka, arrested two suspects, namely Rejoice Raymond’ aged 39 years of Akunwanta Mbamalu Street, Federal Housing Estates 3-3 Area, Anambra State, and Mrs Chidi Felicia Nwafor, aged 80 years of same address.
The Police Report issued by the State Police Public Relations, Mr Haruna Mohammed, said the suspects allegedly confined three children (2 boys and a girl) inside different rooms at NO.13 Akunwanta Mbamalu Street, Federal Housing Estates 3-3, Nkwelle Ezunaka.
The report said the suspects also subjected the children into physical and emotional torture without feeding and also inflicted several wounds on their body, leaving them unconscious.
According to Haruna, the scene of the incident was visited by the DPO 3-3, CSP Abdu Bawa, where the gory sights of badly battered victims, one with a broken arm, were found in the pool of their blood and whose parents were neither seen nor known.
He revealed that the children were rescued and rushed to the hospital for medical attention.
The PPRO intimidated that preliminary investigation further revealed some fetish substances, blood stained canes, concoctions and other incriminating items were all recovered inside the rooms and registered as exhibits.
Consequently, he pointed out, the Commissioner of Police, CP Monday Bala Kuryas, has ordered for a discreet investigation into the circumstances surrounding the case after which suspects would be brought to justice.
