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The Imo State Police Command has arrested Wisdom Onyeaju, a 24-year-old man from Umuekweye, Irete, Owerri-West Local Government Area, in connection with a reported case of sexual assault.
The arrest was confirmed in a statement issued on January 7, 2026, by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Okoye Henry.
According to the statement, the arrest followed credible information received from the family of the survivor, who had earlier drawn public attention to the incident through a viral video circulating on social media.
In the viral video, the narrator, an elder sister of the survivor, lamented how a man with a knife forced his way into the room where her 15-year-old younger sister, Nwakago, who had returned home to enjoy the Christmas and New Year festive season, was staying, and reportedly raped her.
The narrator said she had deliberately refused to return to Imo State for the season because of stories of insecurity she had heard.
She regretted that when they went to a police station near the “Government House” to report and lodge a statement, the officers on duty insisted that they must pay the sum of N100,000 before they would take the statement.
DSP Henry said the suspect is currently in custody and undergoing a thorough investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) and will be arraigned in court with the appropriate charges upon the conclusion of the investigation.
The police spokesperson also disclosed that officers alleged to have engaged in professional misconduct while handling the case have been identified and detained.
“An orderly room trial has been scheduled to commence on Monday, January 12, 2026, to address the misconduct in line with extant police regulations,” he said.
The Command reaffirmed its commitment to professionalism, transparency, and accountability, assuring the public that justice would be served in the matter.
