River State Police Command detain Cop over alleged rape of widow

The Rivers State Police Command said it has detained one of its officers accused of allegedly raping a 23-year-old widow.

The command’s spokesman, Nnamdi Omoni, said the command had launched a full investigation into the rape allegation by inviting the victim and the police officer and his team during the incident.

“The parties have provided useful statements to investigators.

“They were invited on Thursday and the matter is being investigated by detectives at the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

“The officer was detained immediately after giving his statement.

“We assure members of the public that justice would be served at the conclusion of our investigation,” Omoni said.

The widow was said to had alleged that a police inspector (names withheld) on a stop-and-search duty, raped her repeatedly after he arrested her for not wearing a face mask at a checkpoint in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers.

The mother of two children also alleged that the inspector later took her to a hotel in Bori, Rivers and forcefully had sex with her without her consent.

According to the victim, the officer later in the morning did it again and asked me to give him her phone number.