The State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, Lagos
State has released popular musician, Obesere, who was accused of raping a
29-year-old student of the Polytechnic Ibadan.
Obesere, whose real name is Abass Akande, was
invited for interrogation at the Department 14 of the SCID.
Obesere, popularly called Papa Tosibe, was
alleged to have raped the victim at his Okota home.
Policemen at the SCID told our correspondent that
the musician was invited to the SCID on Wednesday and released immediately.
A police source said, “We invited him based on
the petition we received and he has written a statement. He said the woman was
his girlfriend and she had come to visit him at home.
“Obesere is not a flight risk, so we have
released him on bail. However, investigations will continue and if he is found
culpable, he will be arrested.
“The woman in question came to Obesere’s house
willingly and was not abducted. There are no eyewitnesses apart from Obesere
and the victim, so we cannot conclude that it was rape, but we will leave no
stone unturned.”
Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Damasus Ozoani,
confirmed Obesere’s arrest to our correspondent on the telephone.
He said, “The victim, one Olanike Olaiya, said
she was raped by Obesere and reported the matter at the Isolo Police Division.
“Obesere was invited for questioning, but he did not
show up. The woman obtained a medical report indicating that she had been
raped.
“Then the police obtained an arrest warrant and
he was arrested and transferred to the SCID for further investigation.
“I don’t have much information on how far
investigations have gone, but I will let you know once I have the information.”
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