Police arrest two men for str!pping parading two teenage girls over alleged theft in Ebonyi
The police in Ebonyi State have arrested two men, Dennis Ali and Ituma Sunday, for str!pping, fl0gging, and dehumanising two teenagers over alleged fowl theft.
According to the spokesperson of the state’s police command, DSP Joshua Ukandu, the arrests followed the circulation of a viral video on social media showing the incident.
In a statement, she said the incident occurred in November 2023 at Ojiegbe Ngbo community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state but the video resurfaced this week, eliciting outrage.
In the viral video, the two teenagers were str!pped, b€aten and made to undergo other dehumanising treatments.
The teenagers were then paraded n@ked around the community with the fowls they allegedly stole.
“The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested Dennis Ali and Ituma Sunday, the primary suspects in a disturbing viral video where two teenage girls were stripped, flogged, and dehumanised,” the statement read.
“Upon assuming office, CP Anthonia A. Uche-Anya, fdc, emphasised the need to eradicate trial by ordeal, jungle justice, and self-help in the criminal justice system.”
She assured that those involved would face the full force of the law.
