The 17-year-old girl who was reportedly sexually assaulted by a police officer has finished her medical examination at the Area H Command in Lagos State’s Ogudu area.
Recall that Parallel Facts reported that a 17-year-old resident of Lagos State was allegedly raped inside Ogudu Police Station in the Ojota area of the state.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the public relations officer for the state police, verified this to PUNCH Online on Friday.
According to Hundeyin, the results have been given to the police so they can continue their investigation
He said, “The test result. It has been handed over to the police and the investigation has continued.”
Hundeyin, without disclosing the test results, stated, “There will be another update soon.”
Our correspondent found that the test was conducted at the Mirabel Centre.
In a statement on Sunday, the police spokesperson confirmed that the officer, whose identity remains undisclosed, has been taken into custody.
On Saturday, PUNCH City Round reported that the victim claimed she was raped inside the Ogudu Police Station in the Ojota area of the state.
Our correspondent learned that the officer had promised to help the teenager retrieve her phone, which had been stolen by ‘one chance’ robbers on June 16 while she, her grandmother, and her siblings were returning from Ikeja. The officer allegedly overheard the teenager recounting her ordeal to her mother at her shop and offered to help track her missing phone and take her statement.
The victim reported that she was invited into the officer’s office under the pretense of retrieving her phone but was instead assaulted.
The victim’s mother, Aramide Olupona, revealed that her daughter began bleeding a day after the assault and was taken to the Mirabel Centre. The incident was also reported to the authorities.
Olupona accused the police of attempting to cover up the case, saying, “The suspect’s wife and family have come to my shop to plead with me, saying he would soon retire, but what about my daughter who was raped? Is it because I am a poor woman?”
In response, Hundeyin assured the victim’s family and the public that the alleged act violated the police code of conduct and that there was no attempt to cover up the incident.
He said, “The Lagos State Police Command has placed under arrest one of its personnel accused of defiling a 17-year-old girl. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Adegoke Fayoade, has directed a full-scale and thorough investigation into the allegation.
“The command assures the public that there is no attempt at a cover-up as such hideous acts are at variance with the code of conduct and professional ethics of the Nigeria Police Force.
“To this end, CP Fayoade once again assures Nigerians that the officer will be dealt with under police regulations and the law if found culpable.”
(Punch)
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