Police detain cop over alleged rape of widow in Rivers

Police Command says it has detained one of its officers accused of raping a 23-year-old widow.

He 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.“They were invited on Thursday and the matter is being investigated by detectives at the state Criminal Investigation Department .“We assure members of the public that justice would be served at the conclusion of our investigation,” Mr Omoni said.

The officer was on a stop-and-search duty when he met the widow at a checkpoint in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers.The mother of two children claimed that the inspector later took her to a hotel in Bori, Rivers and forcefully had sex with her without her consent.

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