By Francesca Hangeior.
The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that a 17-year-old girl who accused a cop in the state of rape has been made to undergo a medical examination.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a late-night post on his X.com page on Monday.
Recall that the victim alleged on July 12 that she was raped inside Ogudu Police Station in the Ojota area of the state.
She added that the officer had promised to help her retrieve a stolen phone, which had been taken by ‘one chance’ robbers on June 16 while she, her grandmother, and her siblings were returning from Ikeja.
The suspect reportedly overheard the teenager recounting her ordeal to her mother at her shop and offered to help track her missing phone and take her statement.
The victim also noted that she was invited into the office of the suspect in the guise of getting her phone but the suspect rather carried out the alleged act.
The mother of the victim, Aramide Olupona, disclosed that her daughter began bleeding a day following the assault and was taken to the Mirabel Centre, adding that the incident was also reported to the authorities.
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?”
Meanwhile, the police in a statement on Sunday, said that it had begun a full-scale investigation into the rape accusation against one of its officers by the girl.
Giving an update on the incident on Monday, Hundeyin noted that the girl had been made to undergo a medical examination to prove her allegation against the officer.
He added that the outcome of the medical examination would determine the culpability of the officer.
“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.