On Wednesday morning, about 12 people suspected of internet fraud were detained by the Port Harcourt Local Government Authority Area Security Watch working with the police
In Eagle Island, the state capital of Rivers State, near the Andoni coastline, these suspects are accused of burying a newborn baby alive. Following a tip, an operation was conducted in collaboration with the Rivers State Neighbor Watch.
The suspected Yahoo boys were detained as a result of reliable information the vigilante obtained from locals who observed a group of boys chanting and digging in the earth near the waterfront.
Victor Ohaji, the Chief Security Officer of Eagle Island and the Chairman of PLGA Security Watch, told news reporters about the incident.
He said that after receiving the information, he immediately informed the state neighborhood Agency, the Azikiwe Police Division in Diobi, Port Harcourt, and other relevant parties.
I then dispatched my guys right away, but when we arrived at the waterfront location where we were told the suspects were, the "yahoo boys" had already fled.
However, Ohaji claimed that upon closer inspection, it was found that the alleged "yahoo" youths had buried something along the waterfront.
The Eagle Island CSO claimed that after ordering his employees to dig, they discovered and exhumed a newborn baby boy's lifeless body.
He claimed that his men, the police, and local guys began to arrive in the area in search of the renegades, whom they eventually saw leaving a motel.
Ohaji stated, “When we dug the place, we saw a newborn baby, a bouncing baby boy. Very fine boy that they buried.
”Immediately I called the Situation Officer of Eagle Island and informed him of our discovery so that he can relate to the Divisional Police Officer he is working with.
“Immediately, the police and neighbourhood watchmen joined us. So we started going around Eagle Island to see if we could find the suspects.
“We even moved from one hotel to another in the area, and lo and behold, we saw them coming out from a hotel. And as soon as we highlighted from the car, they (suspects) started running.
“So, we chased after them and apprehended them. There were twelve of them. So we took them to the police station and the baby.”
Continuing, he said, “While we were there, the leader of this yahoo boys was shouting, ranting that his father is a Major General and that nothing will happen.
“He said even if they bury full human being, nothing will happen. The boy went on ranting that his father was coming. So we handed them to the police.”
Ohaji called on the Rivers State Government to assist the outfit with with vehicles and logistics to improve on the good work they are doing.
“All we want is for the state to be peaceful. So the government should please assist us, ” he stated.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the state Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident, saying an investigation is ongoing.
She stated, “Yes, we can confirm the incident. They were arrested by the police with the help of vigilantes..
”The matter has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for proper investigation. ”
Meanwhile, a human rights advocate and National Coordinator of the Centre for Basic Rights Protection and Accountability Campaign, Prince Wiro, described the incident as the height of wickedness and man’s inhumanity to man.
Wiro stated, “We call on the police to carry out a thorough investigation and ensure that the suspects are prosecuted.
“We also commend the security operatives for the promoted response and support to the vigilante leading to the arrest, ” he said.
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