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Governor of Ebonyi State, Mr  David Umahi, has said that he personally encouraged the police to arrest all those who allegedly stripped and brutalised a 15-year-old girl, Uzoamaka Chukwu, in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state. Umahi, while swearing in four development centre coordinators, described the act as inhuman. He said: “I watched the video online

State Police command have arrested the Coordinator of Ohaozara Development Centre, Mr Ogbonnaya Ene Odi for his alleged role in the dehumanizing treatment meted out to an innocent teenager, Ukamaka in Ohaozara local government area of the state. The JSS2 student was allegedly stripped naked, dragged around on the ground and flogged under the orders of the Coordinator. Also arrested were the two policemen (names withheld) who allegedly arrested and took part in the ill-treatment of the 15 years old orphan. Though, the Police Spokesman in the state refused to speak on the matter at press time, reliable sources in the Police command said the Police arrested the Coordinator after the news of his involvement in the incident went viral in the community. According to sources in the community, the incident which was recorded and circulated on social media took place inside the coordinator’s sitting room. It was gathered that the arrest followed an order given to the Commissioner of ...