A 17-year-old girl who accused a police officer in the state of rape has been asked to undergo a medical examination, according to the Lagos State Police Command.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the Public Relations Officer for the Command, revealed this on Monday night in a late-night post on his X.com page.
It was reported that the victim reported to have been raped inside the Ogudu Police Station in the Ojota area of the state.
She went on to say that on June 16, as she, her grandmother and her siblings were travelling back from Ikeja, a group of “one chance” robbers stole her phone, and the police had promised to assist her in recovering the stolen phone.
At her shop, the teenager was telling her mother about her ordeal when the suspect allegedly overheard and offered to assist her track the missing phone and take her statement.
The victim added that the suspect had lured her into his office under the pretence of getting her phone, but that he had instead committed the alleged deed.
Aramide Olupona, the victim’s mother, revealed that her daughter started to bleed a day after the attack and was taken to the Mirabel Centre. She also mentioned that the incident was reported to the police.
Olupona, however, accused the police of trying to bury the case, saying, “The suspect’s wife and the rest of his family have come to my shop to plead with me saying he would soon retire, but what about my daughter that was raped? Is it because I am a poor woman?”
Although, the police said in a statement on Sunday that they had begun a thorough investigation into the girl’s allegations of rape against one of their officers.
On Monday, Hundeyin provided an update on the incident, stating that the girl had been made to undergo a medical examination in order to substantiate her allegations against the officer.
The results of the medical examination, he said, would establish the officer’s guilt or innocence.
“A medical examination has been conducted on the 17-year-old girl. The result is still being awaited.
“If the results cannot prove anything, it would be difficult to secure a conviction in court. The same procedure would be followed if you were the accused.
“However, if the result proves the allegation true, then he is culpable and we would be the first to mention his name,” the PPRO stated.
