Olu Samuel, Lokoja

The Kogi State Police Command has arrested a prime suspect Arome Danjuma who allegedly ambushed and stripped a girl naked in a viral video.

Danjuma, alongside his friend who is currently at large were reported to have carried the dastardly act in Achigili Village around Abocho under Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State.

The incident which was widely condemned by the general public according to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Aya we will ensure that the culprit face the full wrath of the law.

Aya, while briefing journalist at the Command headquarter in Lokoja on Saturday day said the command is still doing investigation to apprehend the other suspect who is on the run.

The Police spokesperson said the suspect will soon be charged to court.

The survivor who identified herself as Alami said one of the suspect approached her for marriage which she refused.

She narrated her own side of the story” One of the guys approached me for marriage which I refused. When I closed from work on my way going home at about 8PM last week Sunday 19th, he attacked me and forced me to his house and started beating me.

” Another person was waiting in his house carrying knife and axe threatening to kill me if I don’t pull off my cloth. I had no option than to obey them if not they would have killed me in the room. When I pulled off my cloth, they started filming my nakedness and later posted it on the internet. They just want to destroy my life”

Speaking during an interview, the prime suspect Arome Danjuma confessed to have committed the crime stressing that, he conspired with his friend to commit the atrocity.

Reacting to the ugly incident, the Commissioner of Women Affairs who was represented by the Director Research Planning and Statistics, Ministry of Women Affairs, who is also the Secretary of the Kogi State GBV Technical Workgroup, Mr. Oseni Isaac described the incident as one of the most barbaric in recent time. He described the act as animalistic which will never be acceptable in Kogi State.

Isaac noted that, the ministry is out to fight any act of gender based violence in the state, warning that, it will no longer be business as usual for anyone who intends to perpetuate Gender Based Violence in Kogi State.

Also reacting to the sad and unfortunate incident the Executive Director, Challanged Parenthood Initiative, (CPI) Eunice Abimbola Agbogun described the incident as barbaric. “This is the height of gender based violence.

” This is a serious crime against humanity. We feel that this case must go through the entire process and justice must prevail. Am glad that the Police has prevailed. We are glad that the perpetuator has been arrested and we have been assured by the Police that justice will prevail. We will follow up on this case as this is a strong warning to other perpetuators of GBV out there as it will no longer be business as usual”.