The police in Lagos said it had detained one of its officers who allegedly raped a 17-year-old girl at the Area H Command, Ogudu.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this on Saturday, however, denied report that the police were shielding the suspected rapist.

Mr Hundeyin explained that the officer in question, had allegedly absconded from work since the alleged incident and only turned himself in on Saturday to face questioning.

The officer, who assured the public that the matter was not being swept under the carpet, said the police commissioner, Adegoke Fayoade, had ordered the Gender Unit of the command to immediately investigate the case.

“The case is under full investigation. There is no plan to cover up the allegation,” Mr Hundeyin said.

A 17-year-old girl (name withheld) reported a case of rape against a senior officer attached to Area H Command Ogudu, Ojota area, to her parents.

The girl became a victim of alleged violent sexual assault while trying to recover her alleged stolen phone by some criminals.

After taking her statement, the accused officer, who got wind of the stolen phone, offered to help track the girl’s missing phone.

It also learnt that the officer, Owolabi, allegedly deceitfully tricked the teenager with false information that police operatives had arrested the suspected thief.

“The officer then lured the girl with the false information. When she arrived at his office, he allegedly raped the girl at gunpoint,” a source said. 

(NAN)