Investigations may be stalled if father of 9-year-old house girl beaten to death in Enugu, fails to pay N100,000 demanded by police for medical examination.
Nine-year-old Precious was beaten to death by Mrs. Ujunwa Ugwoke whom she was working for.
She was reported to have thrown the body into a bush. The decomposing body was in turn burnt by villagers.
Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN) while raising the alarm
recalled that it earlier petitioned
to the Comissioner of Police Enugu State on behalf of Mr. James Achikpi Korshima (Jerry B) from Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State, over the death of his 9 year old daughter Precious korshima who was beaten to death.
“We commend the state Commissioner of Police for ordering immediate transfer of the case to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal and Investigation Department for proper and thorough investigation.”
In a statement signed by its President Olu Omotayo Esq. the rights group noted that the father of the deceased reported that in the course of investigation the suspect Ujunwa Ugwuoke took him (the father) and the Police investigators to Ituku community where he dumped the corpse.
“Korshima further said he and the Police investigators and a medical expert later went back to recover the bones so that the medical expert can confirm whether the bones are actually that of human being/his child.
“He consequently reported that his main problem is that he has no means to provide the N100,000 needed to conduct the test on the bones.
“The confirmation of whether the bones are that of human being or not is vital to a successful investigation and we submit that it is the duty of the Government to provide fund for this type of medical examination in a criminal trial.
“We therefore appeal to the state government and well meaning Nigerians to assist and ensure justice for the family of the deceased.
“Though it is good as Police told Mr. Korshima that they are ready to charge the matter to Court but it will be untidy if the medical examination on the bones are not conducted so that Korshima could also have the remains for burial.
“Another important point raised by Korshima is the non visit of the Police to the “scene of crime”. We submit that the Police is supposed to visit the scene of crime which is the home of Ugwuokes’ at Fidelity Estate because that is the place the child was killed and further clues can be obtained thereat.”
