A 26-year-old man, Emmanuel Adoga, from Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State, has been arrested after raping a girl and demanding N15,000 payment from her.
The incident occurred on 9 October 2026 and suspect was arrested on October 12, 2026, three days after the daddy of survivor submitted a petition to the police.
According to the police, the petition alleged that Adoga additional assaulted the victim and forcefully took her Infinix Smart 7 cell phone.
The police stated they’d recovered the cell phone and visited the scene of the alleged crime, the place they obtained photographic and digital proof.
The command added that the suspect allegedly used a hammer, introduced as a firearm, to threaten the survivor.
The survivor has undergone medical examination and is receiving therapy, based on the assertion.
The Commissioner of Police, Ajo Geoffrey Ordue, stated the command remained dedicated to investigating allegations of sexual violence and different severe crimes in accordance with due course of.
He urged members of the general public to report prison incidents promptly and cautioned towards circulating info able to figuring out or additional traumatising survivors of sexual violence.
