Police arrest officer who allegedly raped 17-year-old girl inside Lagos police station
Story from Uji A. ILIYASU
The police in Lagos said they had detained one of its officers who allegedly raped a 17-year-old girl at the Area H Command, Ogudu.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this on Saturday, however, denied report that the police authorities were shielding the suspected officer.
Hundeyin said the officer in question, had allegedly absconded from work since the time of the incident, and only turned himself in on Saturday to face interrogation.
The police public relations officer who assured the public that the matter would not be swept under the carpet, said that the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, had ordered the gender unit of the command to immediately investigate the case.
“The case is under full investigation. There is no plan to cover up the allegation,” he said.
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It had been earlier reported that a teenager (name withheld), reported a case of rape against a senior officer attached to Area H Command, Ogudu, Ojota area, to her parents.
The girl became a victim of alleged violent sexual assault while trying to recover her alleged stolen phone by some criminals.
Our finding revealed that the said police officer, who got wind of the stolen phone, offered to track the girl’s missing phone after taking her statement.
It was also learnt that the officer, simply identified as Owolabi, allegedly tricked the teenager with false information that police operatives had arrested the suspected thief.
“The officer then lured the girl with the false information. When she arrived his office, he allegedly raped the girl under gun point,” a source said.
Proofreading, editing by Uji A. Iliyasu, Editor at Neptune Prime
