A relative of the 17-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by a police officer at the Ogudu Area H Command, named only as Anderson, has claimed that the suspect’s family is pressuring the survivor’s mother, Aramida Olupona, to forgive the accused officer.
Anderson shared this information in a phone interview with Punch on Saturday.
Recall that during a telephone interview with City Round on Friday, the mother of the teenager, Olupona, said, “Officer Owolabi is supposed to have been charged to court by now, what are they waiting for? What are they covering up?
“Now, it’s more than a week and there has been silence from the police. We have not heard from them since then. We want more than a query given to this officer, the police need to be transparent and hold one of their own accountable for his actions.
“They said they are conducting an investigation, what has come out of it? They are trying to shield the officer, but Nigerians are waiting. In fact, the whole of Africa and the rest of the world are waiting for the next step that the police will take.”
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However, Anderson, a close family relative of the victim, expressed frustration that the police were attempting to downplay the case.
He said that Olupona, the minor’s mother, had faced intense pressure from the accused police officer’s family.
Additionally, Anderson reported that Olupona’s son (name withheld), who had shared the incident on social media, was advised to stay away from the area due to concerns for his safety after the alleged crime became widely known
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