The police command in Enugu State has detained three masqueraders within the Nsukka space of the state for allegedly assaulting law-abiding residents.
The command’s spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, mentioned in a press release in Enugu on Tuesday that police operatives, with the help of members of the neighborhood, led to the arrest of the suspects on June 23 at 3:30 p.m.
He mentioned that the arrest of the suspects was in reference to the alleged bodily assault of residents by the ‘Oriokpa’ Masquerade group on June 22 as seen in a viral video.
“The suspects, together with others nonetheless at giant, took benefit of the ‘Oriokpa’ Masquerade celebration to assault a number of harmless members of the general public, inflicting bodily accidents on them.
“One of many victims was hospitalised for remedy resulting from accidents sustained through the assault.
“The masqueraders initially resisted police arrest and fled the scene.
“Nonetheless, with the help of law-abiding neighborhood members, the three suspects had been later recognized and apprehended,” he mentioned.
The spokesman mentioned that the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Mamman Giwa, had ordered an intensive investigation into the case to make sure that justice was served.
Ndukwe quoted the commissioner as saying that masquerade celebration was a sacred and symbolic facet of the nation’s tradition.
He mentioned that the state police chief, nonetheless, decried the actions of those that exploited the event to commit felony acts.
Ndukwe mentioned that the commissioner warned towards the usage of cultural festivities as a canopy for fomenting hassle and committing crimes towards fellow residents, as perpetrated by the ‘Oriokpa’ masqueraders.
“The command is assuring the general public that each one these concerned within the assault of law-abiding residents might be delivered to justice,” he added. (NAN)
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