The Lagos government had intervened in the matter involving a female employee of ARM Pension Managers Ltd., who her colleague allegedly raped during an official party of the firm.

In an interview, the commissioner for Women’s Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), Cecilia Dada, said this on Saturday.

Ms Dada said beyond detaining and prosecuting the accused executive director, who was already in police custody, WAPA was concerned about the emotional and psychological state of the victim.

She said WAPA was already making efforts to get help for the victim, who it was said had locked herself up and had refused to pick up calls to speak to anyone.

She said the Lagos government got in touch with the company immediately after it got wind of the rape allegation to help the rape survivor.

The commissioner said that the company confirmed to WAPA that they already had a psychologist to counsel the lady and a private investigator with the police.

The commissioner said her ministry was collaborating with the police to ensure justice for the victim, saying that Lagos State had zero tolerance for domestic and gender violence.

Ms Dada assured that the state government would follow up on her and ensure that the victim received the necessary help that would help her overcome the trauma.

The rape victim had called for the arrest of the accused executive director in a report to ARM Pensions Managers Ltd. She alleged that the director drove her to a hotel after an office party hosted by the firm and had sexual intercourse with her without her consent.

She said the male colleague had spiked her drink before abducting her and having “penetrative sexual intercourse” with her at a popular hotel on Chevron Drive, Lagos.

She said she only realised that she was in a hotel after waking up and noticed her private parts were sore and bruised and her clothes in a pile.

(NAN)