Female police officer molested , stripped naked

Pandemonium was averted yesterday at
Bridge Head , Onitsha , when a female
police officer , Inspector Tochukwu
Offoegbu , was abused, molested and
almost stripped naked by a dreaded
wealthy man , ( name withheld ) who
allegedly slapped the Commissioner of
Police last year.
An eye witness and a tout, who gave his
name as Tunde , said Offoegbu was on
duty when the ‘big man ,’ who owns a
park in Onitsha, approached her ,
allegedly telling her that he would
facilitate her removal from Onitsha as
he did to one Archibong .
He said the female police officer
demanded to know what she did that
would warrant her removal , so he gave
her a slap for daring him. Also, his boys
allegedly tore the female officer ’s
uniform , leaving her almost naked.
‘’ She ran for her life into the Police post
to avoid the peering eyes of the public
before the Area Commander Benjamin
Nwordu asked all of them to come to
the area police station , Onitsha .
‘’ That man cannot be arrested because
last time he slapped the Commissioner
of police because of park matters and so
the governor closed the park and now,
it is an Inspector. I fear, ” said Tunde .
When contacted , the DPO Fegge, where
Offoegbu works , Muikdi Shehu, said he
would not speak on the matter , insisting
that the PPRO is the only person
authorized to speak .
The PPRO, Emeka Chukwuemeka, when
contacted on phone said he was with
the Onitsha Area Commander and would
get back to this reporter on the issue .
CP Balah Nassarawa was said to be out
of the state as at the time of going to
the press.
Reacting , another eyewitness and
Campaign for Democracy Coordinator ,
Dede Uzor A Uzor , demanded for the
immediate arrest of the accused and
thorough investigation into the matter
with a view to punishing the offender to
deter future occurrence.
CD gave the Commissioner of Police
seven days to arrest the man or face
human rights groups protest and call for
his removal as that was the height of
abuse of an officer on duty, particularly
a woman.