Personnel of the Nigeria Police Force in the Awgu local government area of Enugu State have allegedly detained a nursing mother, Mrs Chinenye Nwachukwu and her three-month-old baby, in a cell for two days. This comes after two women reportedly attacked and beat her up in her house. The policemen led by one ASP Vincent Oke Ezea, also arrested and detained her husband, Mr Tochukwu Nwachukwu for three days after the wife and baby were released.
The Divisional Police Officer of Awgu Police Division of the Enugu Command of Nigerian Police Force, Mr Patrick Eneta, and his divisional crime officer, Kelvin Ugwu, are allegedly searching for a human rights activist, Charles Arukwe, to arrest him for accusing them of extortion in a petition to the state Commissioner of Police. SaharaReporters reported on Monday that one Mr Ikechukwu Okolie, a native of the Awgu local government area had accused the Awgu Divisional Police Officer and the Divisional Crime Officer of illegally detaining him and extorting N91,000 from him.