Port Harcourt Bolt driver Kelechi Uzor arrested over missing lady
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Uzor had in an earlier interview told journalists that he took the missing lady from Eastern by-pass to Harmony estate where he dropped her and left immediately
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
Kelechi Uzor,the Bolt Driver who conveyed one Miss Elizabeth Edoukumor to an estate in Eliozu, in suburbs of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the day she got missing has been arrested.
The driver was arrested by the Anti-kidnapping unit of the Rivers State Command despite reporting himself earlier following threats by the family of the missing lady.
Uzor was arrested on Friday night, October 27 2023 by the Force Anti-kidnapping Unit located at Miniokoro,Port Harcourt.
The arrest of the Bolt driver comes barely 48 hours after he voluntarily reported himself to the Okporo Police station.
The Bolt driver had denied culpability in the disappearance of the lady she convened to her the Aunty’s place at Harmony Estate on 9 October.
A human rights activist,Prince Wiro led Uzor to submit himself at Okporo Police Division to aid Police investigation.
This followed repeated requests from family members of the missing lady that he should meet with them privately.
Wiro confirmed to our reporter that Uzor was arrested by the Anti-kidnapping unit on Friday night at the Okporo Police Division.
Mr Wiro said the operatives of the Anti-kidnapping unit after a brief discussion with the Divisional Police Officer(DPO) of Okporo Police station, handcuffed Uzor and whisked him away.
Uzor had in an earlier interview told journalists that he took the missing lady from Eastern by-pass to Harmony estate where he dropped her and left immediately.
In the meantime, the Centre for Basic Rights Protection And Accountability Campaign has called for comprwnsive investigation which should include the bolt driver,the relative where the bolt driver took the missing girl to and the Harmony Estate management to unravel the mystery of how Elisabeth got missing.
Wiro, who is also the National Coordinator of Centre for Basic Rights Protection And Accountability Campaign, in a statement on Saturday said management of Harmony Estate should make the CCTV footage and the access Register, containing log in and log out of visitors for that fateful day available for investigation.
He said the this will help to ascertain if the Bolt driver and the missing, Elizabeth left the Estate together or differently on the day she went missing.
The rights advocate group added that it will monitor the development in the case.
It added that any one found culpable in course of investigation should be dealt with in accordance with the law.
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