A police constable, Chibuike Ukazu, was on Tuesday stripped naked by the residents of Umueze community in the Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State for allegedly indulging in homosexual acts.
A community source told our correspondent on Wednesday that the cop’s sex partner was also stripped naked.
The couple were said to have been caught in the act and were taken to the house of the traditional ruler of the community, where they were unclad and jeered for their action.
The source said packs of condoms were found on the partners.
The source stated, “Two homosexuals were caught red-handed having sex in Umueze, Orlu LGA, Imo State. One of them is a policeman from Umugboga, Amike, Orlu LGA, Imo State, who stays at the checkpoint in Mgbabano, Nkwerre Local Government Area of the state and he is married. The other one is the son of a photographer named Emesco. Both of them are from Orlu LGA.
“This particular policeman and his colleagues chased a man driving his car and threatened to shoot him if he moved any further. After discussions, they took a bribe of N5,000 from him and left. But this evening (Tuesday), the policeman was caught having sex with a fellow man.
“They were caught red-handed by security men in the Umueze Autonomous Community, Orlu, after tracing them to where they were having anal sex.”
The security men were said to have caught the homosexual partners, arrested them and took them to the community hall.
Items recovered from the suspects were three sachets of condoms and the policeman’s identity card.
The police spokesperson in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, said, “On April 21, 2020, upon information received through a phone call, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Nkwere Division promptly moved into the Umueze autonomous community in the Orlu Local Government Area and rescued one Chibuike Ukazu with force number 512351.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that youths of the community claimed to have caught the constable with one of his friends, who is nicknamed Yellow, in acts of homosexuality. As a result, the youth pounced on them and beat them to stupor and took them to the palace of the traditional ruler before their rescue by the DPO and his team.
“The command wishes to warn members of the public to desist from taking the law into their own hands by resorting to self-help, especially on infractions by the members of the police force or other security agencies; all are advised to report all grievances to the nearest police station for prompt and decisive action.
“However, the investigation into the matter has commenced with a view to unraveling what actually transpired and if found culpable, the constable and his partner will face the full wrath of the law.”
