Lagos DPO Rapes Woman In His Office

A Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Oladipo Afolayan
has been arrested by the Lagos State Police
Command for allegedly raping a woman in his
office at the Magodo Police Post.
According to Punch report, the woman he
allegedly raped was a suspect in an ongoing
investigation.
Afolayan, a Superintendent of Police, had only
been recently posted to the Magodo Police Post
where the incident occurred.
He was arrested and brought before the
Commissioner of Police, Cornelius Aderanti, after
the victim reported the matter.
Aderanti then reported the matter to the
Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2
Command, Mr. Umar Manko.
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The matter was transferred to the X Squad, a
department at the state command which is in
charge of investigating police crimes and
misdemeanours, and they subsequently handed
over the DPO and the case file to the State
Criminal Investigation Department for further
investigation.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public
Relations Officer, Mr. Kenneth Nwosu said
investigation into the matter was ongoing.
He added that the police officer if found guilty
would be made to face the law.
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 .”
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.