Lagos police arrest police officer for raping 17-year-old

The Lagos State Police said it had arrested one of its officers for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl in Operation H in the Ogudu local government area of ​​the state.

The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the arrest to the Nigerian News Agency on Saturday, denied allegations that the police authority was protecting the alleged rapist.

Hundeyin said the officer in question had reportedly gone into hiding after the incident but turned himself in for questioning on Saturday.

Hundeyin assured the public that the matter would not be swept under the carpet, adding that the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, had directed the Gender Unit of the command to investigate the case immediately.

“The case is being fully investigated. There is no plan to cover up the allegation,” he said.

PUNCH reported on Saturday that a 17-year-old girl reported to her parents a case of rape by a superior officer of Area H Command Ogudu in Ojota region.

The girl had asked the officer for help in recovering her stolen phone, which led to the alleged sexual assault. The officer had offered to help her after taking her statement, but allegedly raped her instead.

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