The Lagos State Police Command has taken into custody one of its officers, Owolabi, accused of raping a 17-year-old girl at the Area H Command in Ogudu.
According to the command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Adegoke Fayoade, has directed the Gender Unit to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter.
Hundeyin clarified that the accused officer had been absent from work since the alleged incident but surrendered himself on Saturday to face questioning.
The police spokesperson assured the public that the matter is being taken seriously and there is no attempt to sweep it under the carpet.
According to sources, the officer allegedly tricked the teenager into coming to his office with false information about recovering her stolen phone, then raped her at gunpoint.
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