The police in Rivers State have re-arrested a 22-year-old man identified as Raymond accused of defiling an 11-year-old girl in Ogbogu, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Council of the state.

The re-arrest came barely 24 hours after the victim’s uncle, Benjamin Enyeoha, accused the command of trying to sweep the case under the carpet.

Reacting to the allegation, spokesperson for the command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the suspect, Raymond Isiodu, 22, of Obagi community in the council, was initially released to a reliable surety due to some unforeseen circumstance after his arrest while an investigation was ongoing.

Iringe-Koko disclosed that the suspect, who was supposed to report back to the station, fled after he was released to a reliable surety.

“Following a serious manhunt launched for the suspect by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and his operatives, the suspect was arrested early morning of yesterday, October 17, and will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Port Harcourt for further investigation.

“We wish to state that the Rivers State Police Command is committed to ensuring justice in any criminal case that the suspect is found culpable during the course of the investigation,” she said.

Meanwhile, Enyeoha who earlier accused the Police of compromise has extolled the Commissioner of Police, spokesperson for Rivers Police Command, and Obite Police Division for re -arresting the suspect.

He urged the police to arraign the suspect in court to serve as a deterrent to others.