A yet-to-be-identified police officer hooked up to Abobi Police Station, In the past-Iwoye, Ogun State, has been caught on video sexually harassing a 20-year-old feminine graduate, Treasured Owolabi, inside a police van.
The incident is claimed to have occurred on Monday, February 5, 2024, at round 7:00 PM, after about six law enforcement officials reportedly flagged down a bike taking Owolabi house and compelled her to get out and into their patrol automotive as that they had placed on a pair of camouflage underpants .
Owolabi, who has a bachelor’s diploma in Cooperative and Rural Improvement from Olabisi Onabanjo College, In the past-Iwoye, Ogun State, narrated her ordeal in an unique interview with our correspondent on Wednesday, revealing that the police officer harassed her after she instructed him that she's a virgin.
She additional disclosed that the matter was reported to the DPO of Abobi Police Station who stated he was capable of determine the police officer within the video as one of many law enforcement officials hooked up to his station.
She stated: 'On Monday night I used to be using my bike house when the law enforcement officials instructed me to get off the bike as a result of I used to be sporting camouflaged shorts. The incident occurred across the Olabisi Onabanjo Mini Campus in In the past-Iwoye.
“The law enforcement officials walked to the place the bike stopped and stated to me: 'Why are you sporting this? You're intimidating us ABI?' I stored apologizing and saying I wasn't intimidating them.
“They dragged me to the opposite facet of the highway and instructed me to get of their van, and a man who was in cost there instructed me at hand over my cellphone and I instructed him I needed to name first to a minimum of to tell somebody as a result of it was already getting darkish, however the man insisted that I shouldn't name anybody as a result of he wasn't joking with me, so I needed to give him my cellphone. It was extra like he took the cellphone away from me.
“I then received into the van and he took off. He got here again about 10 to fifteen minutes later and requested my title and my degree. I instructed him that I had graduated final 12 months and that I used to be simply returning my convocation costume.
“He requested after I was going house, and I stated I used to be going house the following day (which was Tuesday). He then stated he want to have intercourse with me and pay me properly the following morning, however I respectfully instructed him I couldn't have intercourse with him, after which he slapped me on my proper cheek.
“I stored crying and begging him to simply let me go. At one level he gave me my cellphone again on the situation that I both placed on his pants or observe him house that evening. If that didn't work, he would take me to the police station.
“I then stated I’d take off his pants as a result of I used to be beneath duress, however I wanted my cellphone to make a name and name somebody to deliver me garments to put on in case I used to be taken to the police station.
“So he gave me my cellphone, however after I was about to name, he stated I didn't dare name anybody. He was so engrossed within the sexual dialog that he forgot my cellphone was nonetheless with me, so I may report the movies.
“The police officer continued to sexually and bodily harass me.”
When contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, stated the command invited the accused officer alongside together with his colleagues whereas promising to research the incident.
Odutola stated: “We’re investigating the matter. We contacted the DPO of Abobi Police Station and the officer was invited together with others who have been with him. We anticipate them quickly.
“The CP is towards assaults on ladies and youngsters, and I can guarantee you that we’ll deal with this.”
