Woman Accuses Lagos DPO of Rape - 'I Begged Him to Use a Condom, but He Refused

Date: 18-04-2014 9:25 am (9 years ago) | Author: oaljide baddo
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 A 31-year-old cook, Idowu Akinwunmi, has narrated how the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Onikan Station, SP Adekunle Awe, allegedly raped, extorted and threatened her life. The victim told PUNCH Metro that the incident occurred on April 15, 2014. She explained that  on April 14 she was arrested by the police for “spurious” reasons. She said:

“I work at an eatery on Keffi Street, Obalende, as a cook. The eatery also has a tailor’s shop in the compound and it belongs to the same person. There is also a quarters where we all live in the compound. Most of the workers are from Cotonou, Benin Republic. On Monday, a popular customer, known as Friday, came to eat. He later left, but some moments later, he returned to say he could not get a bus home. Friday had been making advances at me, but we were not a couple. I allowed him to sleep over.”

Akinwunmi said around 1am, her boss, who discovered that someone was sleeping over, called the police to arrest her and Friday. She said two other people, who slept over at the tailors’ quarters were also rounded up. She continued:

“My madam called policemen to arrest all of us.  I had only a pair of shorts, a shirt and a wrapper on. I had N11, 000 in my pocket and my phone was not with me. On getting to the station, I got the phone of a policewoman and used it to call one of the tailors to come and help. In the morning of Tuesday, two tailors, Ben and Matthias, arrived to bail out their friends, but they were also arrested, bringing our total number to six.”

The victim said a few hours later, she felt sticky and pleaded with a policewoman on duty to allow her have a bath. She said she could not use the shower because it was too filthy, adding that on her way out, she met the DPO for the first time. She said:

“I met the DPO along the corridor. He asked me what happened and I explained everything to him. Around 10pm on Tuesday, the DPO sent a policeman to call Friday and I. I was wearing boxers and a top. I stayed at the counter and Friday went in to see the DPO. A few minutes later, Friday came out and the DPO called me in. The DPO said he could make sure that I spent the rest of my life in jail, but I begged him. He then came close to me and started rubbing his hands all over my body but I rejected his advances. He said my boss had told him that he could do whatever he wanted to do with me. He said since I was from Benin Republic, if he killed me, nothing would happen.

He said he would also make sure that the remaining five suspects would be sent to prison. At this point, the DPO had already taken off his clothes. Since I was afraid for my life, I allowed the DPO to have his way. I begged him to use a condom, but he refused. He pushed me to a smaller room in his office and put me on the bed and had sex with me. Immediately after he had finished, he told me to shower in a bathroom inside his office.”

The mother of two told PUNCH Metro that the DPO promised to ensure that she was released the next morning and ordered a policeman to take her back into the cell. Akinwunmi said when she returned to the cell, she cried through the night. She said the following morning, she told some female police officers about the incident. She said when her people came to bail her from the station, the DPO asked one Inspector Taiwo to bring her to his office.

“The DPO gave me his telephone number and asked for mine, but I didn’t give it to him. He then said I could leave and promised that no one would collect bail money from us. However, on getting to the counter, the policemen on duty collected N30, 000 from us,” she said.

Punch's correspondent learnt that the victim immediately went to the Lagos Island Maternity Clinic to do a test. A copy of the medical report, signed by one Dr. R. A. Seriki, stated:

“A complaint of segxwal assault: General clinical condition satisfactory; no laceration, no bruises, no areas of hyperemia, negative for HIV 1 and 2, pregnancy negative. Has been placed on PEP and emergency contraception.”

The matter was said to have been reported at the Area A Police Command, Lion Building, after which the Area Commander, ACP Imohimi Edgal, invited the victim for interrogation. PUNCH Metro learnt that the matter had been transferred to the office of the Commissioner of Police.

The Director, Project Alert on Violence Against Women, Dr. Josephine Effah-Chukwumah, urged the police to handle the matter seriously. She said:

“The fact that there were no bruises does not mean that rape did not occur. The moment there is a direct threat to life on the condition of sex, the offence is rape. It is unacceptable.”

Meanwhile, the Network on Police Reform in Nigeria has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission over the alleged rape of Akinwunmi.The petition, dated April 16 2014 and signed by NOPRIN’s National Coordinator, Mr. Okechukwu Nwagunma, read in part:

“We were informed that she (Akinwunmi) was detained in the cell…“She said that Awe forcefully had carnal knowledge of her without protection after which he threatened to send her to prison.”

The petition added that Akinwunmi was released after some policemen at the Onikan police station had extorted money from her. It was gathered that  the Police Service Commission had received copies of the petition, while the Lagos Office of the NHRC had been directed to investigate the complaint. When contacted, the Special Adviser to the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Mr. Henry Obe, said:

“Yes we received a petition concerning the rape of a woman by a Lagos DPO.“The case was forwarded to the NHRC Lagos office today for investigation.”

When Awe was  contacted, he denied the allegation, saying it was all falsehood. He said:

“That allegation is totally false; I am aware of it. But I cannot talk now because I am driving. I am on my way to the Lagos Police Command. I will call you when I am through.”

The  state Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, could not be reached for comment. Calls made to her phone were not answered. Also text messages sent to the phones were not responded to as of the time of going to the press by 9pm.

Source- Punch
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Posted: at 18-04-2014 09:25 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie
- Afrogotojail at 18-04-2014 11:04 AM (9 years ago)
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Too long
Posted: at 18-04-2014 11:04 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- pauldinnie at 18-04-2014 11:07 AM (9 years ago)
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I reserve my comment
Posted: at 18-04-2014 11:07 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
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- beejaybabs at 18-04-2014 11:19 AM (9 years ago)
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Too long..

Posted: at 18-04-2014 11:19 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- okilo101 at 18-04-2014 11:29 AM (9 years ago)
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there's every possibility dat such took place...yeye naija policemen
Posted: at 18-04-2014 11:29 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- lychi_kia2 at 18-04-2014 11:45 AM (9 years ago)
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Bunch of randy he-goats called policemen
Posted: at 18-04-2014 11:45 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
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- gentlefelix at 18-04-2014 11:52 AM (9 years ago)
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That policeman is very dirty sef. a woman who did not take bath for one day, yet he smashed her. wait, what was bed doing in a policeman's office?
Posted: at 18-04-2014 11:52 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
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- dareper at 18-04-2014 11:53 AM (9 years ago)
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The stupid DPO saw her on boxers and after starring @ her fresh lap and pointed Bosom  and the heavy load she carry @ her backside.. and the DPO loose control saying.. "This thing no go pass me by"
Posted: at 18-04-2014 11:53 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- dollar22 at 18-04-2014 11:54 AM (9 years ago)
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I no fit read all this abeg
Posted: at 18-04-2014 11:54 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- dickman2 at 18-04-2014 11:59 AM (9 years ago)
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how come..
Posted: at 18-04-2014 11:59 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- dareper at 18-04-2014 12:01 PM (9 years ago)
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Quote from: gentlefelix on 18-04-2014 11:52 AM
That policeman is very dirty sef. a woman who did not take bath for one day, yet he smashed her. wait, what was bed doing in a policeman's office?
wetin? Even good DPO dey get bed for im office wey he dey take relax not to talk of the type of this hegoat like this one wey u know say he go get double standard bed wey he go the use to phyuk every police woman we fine well well.
Posted: at 18-04-2014 12:01 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- kenosas at 18-04-2014 12:02 PM (9 years ago)
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if at all its truth or not,but based on the Nigeria police attitude,the way they treats people mostly while in their custody its absolutely unacceptable ,the abuses of law in Nigeria start from the  police,people whose their duty is to protects the citizen now abusing the citizen,extorting and molesting is very common in Nigeria police,precisely west Africa ,they carry order out of laws ,and do the one that ll suits them.
Posted: at 18-04-2014 12:02 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- beneno at 18-04-2014 12:14 PM (9 years ago)
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the owner of her place of work caused it all  Roll Eyes  Roll Eyes  Roll Eyes  Roll Eyes
Posted: at 18-04-2014 12:14 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- proly at 18-04-2014 12:14 PM (9 years ago)
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all dos stupid he goat dpo
Posted: at 18-04-2014 12:14 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- schmit at 18-04-2014 12:22 PM (9 years ago)
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Aibeg make them take the sperm when dey d woman honeypot, and then carried out some test on the DPO the truth go come out
Posted: at 18-04-2014 12:22 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
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- daveobahon at 18-04-2014 12:27 PM (9 years ago)
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I comment my reserve
Posted: at 18-04-2014 12:27 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Giftous1 at 18-04-2014 12:51 PM (9 years ago)
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Quote from: bluewater on 18-04-2014 11:00 AM
A woman seeking for attention... Or?


.guy do you have conmscience at all?? That DPO could have been HIV possitive ...who knows
Posted: at 18-04-2014 12:51 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- asigwe at 18-04-2014 12:56 PM (9 years ago)
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Police and sex, na wa.
Posted: at 18-04-2014 12:56 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
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- kingoe at 18-04-2014 01:05 PM (9 years ago)
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Why she go allow another man to sleep over? Abi the man no fit stay in hotel. Maybe she wan phyuk the man b4 the owner come understand their plans, but na DPO come take the lion share mcheeeeeeeew
Posted: at 18-04-2014 01:05 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
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- kelemann at 18-04-2014 01:16 PM (9 years ago)
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This is just part 1 of this story. Both of them Sabi what exerctly happened. We have not yet heard from her madam why she invited the police.
Posted: at 18-04-2014 01:16 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
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