12 suspected yahoo boys have been arrested by a vigilante group in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
They were arrested for allegedly burying a newborn baby alive at the Andoni waterfront area of Eagle Island Housing Estate on Wednesday.
According to the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Eagle Island, Victor Ohaji, who his vigilante group, followed information that a group of young men were performing incantations and digging a ditch at the waterfront.
According to Ohaji, “When we got the information, I called my boys and we swung into action, when we got there, the boys had left but I asked where they were digging and we dug up the place. There, we saw a very fine bouncing baby boy.”
Ohaji said he mobilised his men to search the area and they moved from one hotel to another to find the culprits.
“We saw them coming out from one hotel and they started running the moment they saw us but we chased them, caught them, and took them to the police station.
“One of the suspects was threatening us saying that his father is a Major-General and nothing will happen to him,” Ohaji said.
The Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, said that the suspects are in custody.
He further said that the matter has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for proper investigation.
