The Delta State Police Command has arrested a carpenter in Delta state simply identified as General for his role in the abduction of a 12-year-old neighbour, Blessing Imeh.
She was found with a slit throat in Abraka, in the Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State after missing on January 1, 2021, while running an errand for her parents.
Our correspondent gathered efforts to find her proved abortive till she was found in a cesspit at the back of their house on Tuesday, January 5, 2021.
Her cry inside the cesspit attracted another child, who raised the alarm.
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Sources say the victim, after she was rescued, claimed that General, was among the three men that abducted her.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Onome Onovwakpoyeya, said while General is cooling off the custody, the victim had been taken to a hospital.
She said, “The young girl was stabbed at the back and her throat was slit, but she’s alive and receiving treatment at the moment. She said three people lured her, but she could identify one who is a carpenter and their neighbour. The carpenter, called General, has been arrested and effort is being made to arrest other suspects.” ,,
