The Lagos State Police Command has
arrested a Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Oladipo Afolayan, for allegedly
raping a woman in his office.
And this is happening yet again few months after one other
Lagos DPO, Mr. Adekunle Awe, was arrested for allegedly raping a woman, Idowu
Akinwunmi, in his office at the Onikan Police Division.
According to PUNCH Metro, Afolayan, who is a Superintendent of Police, had only been recently posted to the Magodo Police Post when the incident allegedly occurred. It was learnt that the woman he allegedly raped was a suspect in an ongoing investigation.
It was gathered that following a report by the victim, Afolayan was arrested and brought before the Commissioner of Police, Cornelius Aderanti. Aderanti was said to have also reported the matter to the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2 Command, Mr. Umar Manko. The matter was transferred to the X Squad, a department at the state command which is in charge of investigating police crimes and misdemeanours.
When PUNCH visited the Magodo Police Post on Thursday, policemen on duty
refused to comment on the matter. It was, however, learnt that after taking his
statement, the X Squad transferred the DPO and the case file to the State
Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.
According to PUNCH Metro, Afolayan, who is a Superintendent of Police, had only been recently posted to the Magodo Police Post when the incident allegedly occurred. It was learnt that the woman he allegedly raped was a suspect in an ongoing investigation.
It was gathered that following a report by the victim, Afolayan was arrested and brought before the Commissioner of Police, Cornelius Aderanti. Aderanti was said to have also reported the matter to the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2 Command, Mr. Umar Manko. The matter was transferred to the X Squad, a department at the state command which is in charge of investigating police crimes and misdemeanours.
When contacted on the telephone, the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed that the police were investigating the matter, adding that the senior police officer would be made to face the law if found culpable.
He said:
“Yes, we are investigating an allegation like that. As a
result of the sensitivity of the matter, it would be too soon to come to a
conclusion. The stance of the Commissioner of Police is not to condone any act
of indiscipline whether from the public or from our men. Therefore, when
investigations are concluded, and the officer is found culpable, he will be
made to dance to the tune of the law, and if it is found otherwise, he will be
cleared. The press will be invited and briefed once investigations are
concluded.”
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