The police command in Enugu state have commenced investigations into the allegations of rape at Flavour's concert in Enugu state.
The free concert took place at Michael Okpara Square in Enugu.
A twitter user @Adedotvn narrated his own ordeal at the heart troubling concert. He wrote :"I’m leaving Enugu this morning! What I saw yesterday was a country with more youthful problem than we can imagine!
"Yesterday, the amount of girls that were sexually harassed and raped at the Concert was heavy! Concert became a rescue operation for Innocent girls.
"Vile men! Don’t get it wrong, with the amount of Crowd at the Square, None of Flavour’s internal Team were aware of the nonsense being perpetuated. Mobile Police and Bouncers were doing the possible best they could but the crowd of boys were too much. Kudos to the Bouncers yesterday!" he wrote on Twitter.
The turbulent concert drew the attention of mobile policemen in Enugu state.
On Sunday, April 1, 2018, the Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Police Command, Mr Ebere Amaraizu released a statement saying that police were investigating a case of alleged attempted rape during Flavour's concert.
Amaraizu revealed that a suspect was in the custody of the police for attempting to rape a lady at Flavour's concert.
“The Enugu State Police Command, through its operatives at the Independence Layout Division, has commenced investigations into the alleged conduct of some people, ranging from attempt to gang rape a victim, as well as other offences, during a musical concert at the Michael Okpara Square.
“ One person, who is already helping operatives in their investigation, has been nabbed for his alleged role in the attempt to gang rape a victim at the Square yesterday during the musical concert of a popular Nigerian musician” read the statement.
Flavour is yet to respond to the allegations of the rape at his concert.
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