Mayhem was averted yesterday in Elekahia Community, in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State, when the corpse of A nineteen year old girl, Chiburuoma Boms , was found in a septic tank.
Africa Update gathered that Youths from the area had gone on rampage, to fish out perpetrators of the heinous crime but the timely intervention of policemen attached to the Elekahia police station took charge of the situation.
A statement signed by the Spokesman of the Rivers State Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni stated that preliminary investigations revealed that the teenage girl was strangled to death.
Omoni, said: “Men of the Elekahia Police Station acting on credible information, stormed Ibe Street in Elekahia, PHALGA, where one Chiburuoma Boms 19yrs was allegedly strangled to death and forced into a Septic Tank by persons said to be her relations.
“On arrival the place was deserted but six persons were arrested and are helping us.
“Her Corpse was evacuated from the Pit and taken to the Mortuary for autopsy.
“The CP has ordered for the transfer of the matter to State CID, while efforts are on to arrest other suspects at large.
“Our Men were able to contain some rampaging youths and immediately restored normalcy.
“The Commissioner of Police, Zaki M Ahmed wishes to appeal to the residents of Elekahia to remain calm as the Police is poised to bring the perpetrators of this dastardly act to Justice “.
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