A man simply identified as Udeme in his mid 30s who was accused of defiling three-year-old neighbour at Ejekwu Street, in Kala Junction, Rumuepiriikom, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Port Harcourt for further investigation, National Network can report.
We gathered that the suspect was transferred from Rumupereikom(Kala) Police Station to SCIID over the weekend since it was a state matter.
A police officer privy to the case, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told our reporter that alleged rape cases were usually transfered to SCIID from the Divisional Police headquarters, since it was a state matter.
The suspect was caught by a neighbour while he was allegedly defiling the three-year-old girl last week Thursday.
We gathered that the neighbour raised an alarm which attracted other residents to the scene.
An Eyewitness, Omeogu Njoku, told our reporter that the suspect was handed over to Rumuepirikom Police Division by the residents of the area who trooped to the station in their large numbers calling on the police to ensure justice on the matter.
The spokesperson for Rivers State Police Command, SP Nnamdi Omoni, was yet to respond to text messages sent to his mobile line by our reporter on inquiry into the incident.
