The Police Command in Lagos State said it had detained one of its officers who allegedly raped a 17-year-old girl at the Area H Command, Ogudu.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday, however, denied report that the police authority was shielding the suspected rapist.
The image maker, who assured the public that the matter was not being swept under carpet, said that the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, had ordered the Gender Unit of the command to immediately investigate the case.NAN had earlier reported that a 17-year-old girl , reported a case of rape against a senior officer attached to Area H Command Ogudu, Ojota area, to her parents.
NAN investigation revealed that the said police officer, who got wind of the stolen phone, offered to help track the girl’s missing phone after taking her statement.
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