Nigeria Police arrest another Lagos DPO for raping a woman in his office
Category: Nigerian National News
The Lagos State Police Command has
arrested a Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Oladipo Afolayan, for
allegedly raping a woman in his office.
The
development comes a few months after another Lagos DPO, Mr. Adekunle
Awe, was arrested for allegedly raping a woman, Idowu Akinwunmi, in his
office at the Onikan Police Division.
PUNCH Metro
learnt that Afolayan, who is a Superintendent of Police, had only been
recently posted to the Magodo Police Post when the incident allegedly
occurred.
It was learnt that the woman he allegedly raped was a suspect in an ongoing investigation.
It
was gathered that following a report by the victim, Afolayan was
arrested and brought before the Commissioner of Police, Cornelius
Aderanti.
Aderanti was said to have also reported the matter to the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2 Command, Mr. Umar Manko.
Our
correspondent learnt that the matter was transferred to the X Squad, a
department at the state
When our correspondent visited the Magodo Police Post on Thursday, policemen on duty refused to comment on the matter.
It
was, however, learnt that after taking his statement, the X Squad
transferred the DPO and the case file to the State Criminal
Investigation Department for further investigation.
When
contacted on the telephone, the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr.
Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed that the police were investigating the matter,
adding that the senior police officer would be made to face the law if
found culpable.
He said, “Yes, we are
investigating an allegation like that. As a result of the sensitivity
of the matter, it would be too soon to come to a conclusion. The stance
of the Commissioner of Police is not to condone any act of indiscipline
whether from the public or from our men.
“Therefore,
when investigations are concluded, and the officer is found culpable,
he will be made to dance to the tune of the law, and if it is found
otherwise, he will be cleared. The press will be invited and briefed
once investigations are concluded.”
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