Police Arrest Chief Priest, Community Leaders In Ozoro, Delta Over “Rape Festival’’ Planning
The Delta State Police Command has arrested five persons, including the community head and chief organiser of the Ozoro festival, in connection with the alleged sexual assault of women during the annual ‘’rape festival’’ in the state.
The Public Relations Officer of the command, Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a post on X on Friday, identifying the community head and chief organiser as Chief Omorede Sunday, alongside four other suspects from Oramudu quarters in Ozoro.
Edafe said the Commissioner of Police, Aina Adesola, had ordered their immediate transfer to the State Criminal Investigation Department.
“The community head and chief organiser of the event, one chief Omorede Sunday and four other suspects from Oramudu quarters in Ozoro have been arrested. The CP has ordered that they should be transferred to State CID with immediate effect. The CP vows that anyone involved will be arrested and brought to justice,” he wrote.
The arrests came hours after Adesola ordered a full investigation into the incident, following the viral spread of videos showing groups of young men allegedly attacking women during the festival, forcefully tearing their clothes and subjecting them to various forms of molestation.
The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday, March 19, during the annual festival, during which women are allegedly expected to remain indoors, with any woman found outside becoming a target for harassment.
