Police arrest officer for alleged rape of 17-year-old girl

Lagos police said they had arrested an officer over the alleged abuse of a 17-year-old girl.

The officer assigned to Ogudu Area H Command allegedly raped the teenager after she reported a case of stolen phone to the station.

Benjamin Hundeyin, the state police spokesman, told NAN on Sunday that the officer is currently in custody.

Hundeyin said the command would not protect the suspect from facing justice, adding that the incident would not be covered up.

He said the officer fled work after the incident but turned himself in for questioning on Saturday.

The spokesman said Adegoke Fayoade, the Lagos Police Commissioner, had ordered an investigation into the case.

“The case is being fully investigated. There is no plan to cover up the allegation,” NAN quoted Hundeyin as saying.

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