A lot happen in our society and i urge everyone reading this to be patient to read to the end. This is a very sad incident which will teach us life lessons especially for parents who need to watch over their kids critically.
Amarachi Abakwam who went missing for a couple of days was finally found under the bed of one of their neighbours, Augustine Gbuchenge who happens to be a policeman in Police Mobile Force 22 (Force number 400823). Amarachi who was brutalised by the policeman was seen with both hands tied while under his bed at Olufowobi Street, Ketu, Lagos. Patrick the father of Amarachi said:
“Last Thursday, I returned
from work around 7.30pm and met my children and wife outside. There was
power failure on that day so everywhere was dark. I asked after
Amarachi but my wife said she was probably in our apartment sleeping.
“I was not satisfied with this
explanation because my children don’t usually sleep early. When I went
up, I did not see my daughter so we started asking around. Some little
children in the compound then told me that Gbuchenge had called my
daughter earlier to help him buy akara.
“I went to the policeman’s room to
challenge him but he denied seeing my daughter so we continued looking
everywhere. After sometime, the whole compound got involved in the
search and all clues pointed to the policeman.”
Augustine who was challenged by Patrick and other neighbours stood up and threatened to go and tell his colleagues at the Ketu Police Division
that he was being wrongly accused of abduction. Patrick further said:
“Some moments later, I also stood up and
headed for the police station to go and report the matter thinking I
would meet the policeman there as well but I did not. After reporting
the matter, a police corporal accompanied me back to my house,”
On getting to the house, Augustine was away and nowhere to be found as his room was also locked.
“We were able to beam a torchlight
through his window where we saw my daughter’s legs pointing out from
under the bed,” Patrick said.
Neighbours were said to have rallied around and broken Gbuchenge’s door open. Having done that, the
little girl was finally pulled out from under the bed with her both hands and feet tied up while a piece of cloth had been stuffed in her mouth.
Amarachi who was said to have been bleeding profusely sustained a broken skull and was taken to Gbagada
General Hospital but due to the severity of her wound, she was referred
to the Lagos Island General Hospital.
Narrating her ordeal, Amarachi said,
“On
that day, he (Gbuchenge) asked me to buy akara for him. After I
returned, my mum asked me to go upstairs to do the dishes. As I was
going, the man pulled me from behind and took me into his room.
“He then tied me up. He did not rape me.
After sometime, my parents started shouting my name and calling me, the
policeman used an iron to hit me in the head repeatedly and then pushed
me under the bed and used clothes to cover me. Under the bed, I saw
little children’s clothes.
“He then turned on his generator so that
even if I tried to shout, no one would hear. After sometime, he left. I
continued to hear my father’s voice and I struggled to push my leg from
under the bed. That was how they saw me and rescued me.”
Amara described the policeman as a very
friendly person who usually bought sweets and biscuits for children in
the compound. She said she was surprised that he would do such a thing.
A neighbour, who did not identify himself, described Gbuchenge as a very strange person who usually carried a large bag around.
“The man (Gbuchenge) has been living in
this compound for over three years. He is married with children but his
family lives in Alapere, Ketu. He has two buses but on the day of the
incident, he did not bring his vehicles home, it seems he had planned to
escape on that day.
“We believe he wanted to use the girl for ritual. What were little children’s clothes doing under the bed?”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations
Officer, Ngozi Braide, confirmed the incident in a text message sent to
our correspondent. She said efforts were on to determine if the suspect
was indeed a policeman. She said:
“I heard of the wicked act.
MOPOL 22, which is where the complainant claims the suspect works has
been contacted. However, the commander in charge of MOPOL 22 said there
was no person with such a name or identity in his squadron.
“Meanwhile, we have sent signals to
other police departments and stations to ascertain if the man is
actually a serving policeman. The act is inhuman and the suspect will
never go unpunished.”
Source: PUNCH
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