The Lagos State Police Command
has arrested a Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Oladipo Afolayan, for allegedly
raping a woman in his office.
The development comes a few
months after another Lagos DPO, Mr. Adekunle Awe, was arrested for allegedly
raping a woman, Idowu Akinwunmi, in his office at the Onikan Police Division.
PUNCH Metro learnt that 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.
Our correspondent learnt that 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 our correspondent 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.
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.”
SOURCE: Punch
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