By: Felix Ikpotor
The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed a police sergeant, Johnbosco Okoroeze, for allegedly aiding the escape of a suspected ritual killer, Ifeanyi Dike, from the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Port Harcourt.
Ifeanyi Dike, a University of Port Harcourt undergraduate escaped few days ago, escaped from detension few hours after he was paraded by the police.
Okoroeze, who was arraigned by the police before a chief magistrate’s court on two counts bordering on obstruction of justice and conspiracy, was remanded in custody for the alleged offences.
Though the charges were not read to the accused, the Chief Magistrate, Sokari Andrew-Jaja, cautioned him as he cried uncontrollably inside the court before his case was mentioned.
The charges preferred against Okoroeze is punishable by death by hanging and seven years imprisonment respectively.
It was reported that the prime suspect, Dike, defiled, killed and removed the organs of one Miss Victory Nmezuwuba, before he was arrested and taken to the SCID.
Chief Magistrate Andrew-Jaja said the court lack jurisdiction on the matter and later referred the case file to the office of the Director of Public Prosecution for advice.
