A middle aged man, Chigozie Okpara, has been arrested for allegedly having carnal knowledge of an underage boy.
He was nabbed on Sunday night by members of a local vigilante group in the Okujagu community in Trans-Amadi, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
It was gathered that luck ran out on him when he was sleeping with his victims who was screaming in his room, and the noise attracted residents of the area who alerted the vigilante group.
A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed that the suspect worked with a security company in Port Harcourt and usually lured his unsuspecting victims with food and snacks into his house before defiling them.
The resident added that during interrogation by the vigilante, the man who said he hails from Imo state, confessed that he is a homosexual and that he had been perpetrating the act while he was living in Lagos State before relocating to Port Harcourt two years ago.
The source said one of the vigilantes narrated how they picked the suspect, saying, “He lured the boy into his house and was doing the thing and the boy was screaming.
“So that was how they called our (vigilante) attention, and we went there and broke into the house and saw them (the man and his victim).
That night, we took him and handed him over to the police. He is in police custody now.”
When contacted, the spokesperson of the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident, saying the suspect, who is already in custody, would be prosecuted.
Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police, stated, “Yes, I can confirm the incident. The suspect has been arrested and is presently in our custody.
“Investigation is ongoing. The matter has been transferred to the State Criminal and Intelligence Department. We will ensure that the suspect is prosecuted.”
