A policewoman has been arrested in connection with the death of one Chima Ikwunado for allegedly fiddling with the deceased’s private parts during torture at E-crack Squad cell in Mile One Police Station, Port Harcourt.

The torture was said to have led to Ikwunado’s castration and eventual death.

The Coalition of Civil Societies Organisation has confirmed that the said female Police Sergeant, simply identified as Rose, has been detained in the Mile One Police Station.

She was alleged to have manhandled the private parts of the deceased during the time he was going through gruelling torture in the police detention.

She has now joined the six officers earlier arrested and detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department [SCID].

The detained six are Inspector Ayogu Fidelis, Inspector Enyina Samuel, Inspector Tope, Inspector Uche, Sergeant Ake Chibuzor and Sergeant Philip Obi.

The torturing to death of the Auto-mechanic stirred up a national outcry over unrestrained police brutality against suspects and innocent persons in Nigeria.

Meanwhile, next Monday has been agreed by the family of late Chima Ikwunado and the Police for identification of his corpse.

The family has been asked to come along with a pathologist in order to conduct a fresh autopsy on the body of Chima as the report of the one allegedly conducted by the Police claiming that he died of diabetes (high blood sugar) without the presence of the family has been rejected.

WuzupNigeria reports that the lawyer to the family of the late Chima, Princess Chinyere, disclosed said one of the officers was brought to the state CID from the hospital for interrogation on mufti, while three others were still putting on their police uniforms.

“When I visited the State CID with Chima’s family, they showed us the four policemen who tortured Chima and four others, they are currently in detention at the state CID.

“We were assured that they suspected officers would surely be brought to book and that is exactly our expectations and that of the general public that those who perpetuate the act be made to face the full weight of the law,” she stated.

Meanwhile, some rights activists in the state have vowed not to keep calm until those who killed Chima were prosecuted. Chairman of the civil society organisations (CSOs) in the state, Enefa George, said the demands of the CSOs remains that the officers be dismissed from the Nigerian Police force and then be tried for murder and inhuman treatment.

They also requested the release of Chima’s body to enable the family to conduct independent autopsy as the earlier one conducted by the police was rejected by the group and Chima’s family.

Chima died of injuries sustained from severe torture at the police Eagle Crack cell in Mile One Port Harcourt where he was detained with four others for driving against the traffic.