The Assistant Inspector-General Police in-charge of Zone 2, AIG Ahmed Iliyasu psc(+) has commended for taking an urgent steps in securing justice for a 15 year- old lady, Blessing Asu, that was allegedly raped by one Sergeant Innocent Yakubu.
In his remark, the victim's Counsel, Barrister Biodun Aboaba, hailed the cops for employing professionalism and patriotism in managing the matter to the delight of the public.
Abaoba stated that the erring police officer, Sergeant Yakubu with Force number 274145 of 71 PMF of Awa-Ijebu Police Command, Ogun State, threatened her client with AK47 rifle, demanding to have sex with the victim by force.
Narrating further in a petition addressed to the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, the lawyer explained that Sergeant Yusuf forcefully had carnal knowledge of the victim and also threatened to kill her if she opened up about the rape incident.
He said the victim was a virgin until the ugly incident, adding that she was forced to open up when her guardian, Alice Hugbo discovered that she was pregnant.
He noted that the swift intervention of the AIG Iliyasu and CP Odumosu expedited the arrest of the culprit.
He said: "Around January 10, 2020, in the wee hour of the day, precisely 10am, Sergeant Innocent Yakubu, entered the room of Blessing Asu and threatened Blessing Asu with an Ak-47 rifle, demanding to have sex with her by force. Blessing Asu, fearing for her life, stopped screaming and Sergeant Innocent Yakubu violently raped her. After having unlawful carnal knowledge of the virgin lady, Sergeant Yakubu threatened to kill her if she ever revealed to anybody that he violently raped her."
He continued "Blessing Asu, a virgin was introduced to sex in the most inhumane way ever by Sergeant Yakubu and started having nightmares immediately after the experience, however, refused to disclose her ordeal to anyone.
"It was until recently that her guardian, Alice Hugbo discovered that Blessing was pregnant after noticing the changes in her body. She was then pressed to talk on to who impregnated her before she summoned courage to narrate her ordeal.
"The medical report confirmed she was raped and impregnated by Sergeant Yakubu is enclosed in this correspondence as Annexure 2. The pictures of the said Sergeant Yakubu and Blessing are also enclosed as Annexure 3' & 32.
"Child rape in Nigeria has assumed dimension and the rape culture. According to the Inspector-General of Police, the Police has recorded about 717 rape incidents across the country between January and May. We do not want this case to be part of the ugly statistic of unresolved and unprosecuted rape cases.
We humbly urge your good office to investigate this matter and swiftly charge the accused to court".
Aboaba further called for justice for innocent citizens.
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