The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered an investigation into a viral video showing some police officers in Ibadan, Oyo State, harassing a 25-year-old female suspect.
The officers had gone to the home of a suspected kidnapper
and armed robber to arrest him and met the lady there, who gave her name as
Towobola.
The policemen after taking the kidnap suspect away, faced
Towobola, handcuffed her and accused her of sleeping with the alleged
kidnapper.
One of the police officers, who identified himself as
Wyclef, brought out his phone and started to record the lady.
Wyclef is seen mocking Towobola and telling her that young
ladies were fond of dating men with questionable wealth, which often lands them
in trouble
He mockingly states that if he were to woo the young lady,
she would not give in to his advances but would rather have s3x with criminals.
The policeman subsequently asked her if she was a virgin and
how many men she has slept with.
Towobola said she was 25 and a graduate of the University of
Ibadan and had just completed her National Youth Service Corps.
The lady, while wailing and pleading with Wyclef that she
was unaware of the suspect’s atrocities, said she only paid him a visit on the
day of the arrest.
However, Wyclef and his colleagues, including one Gboyega,
made sexist remarks against the 25-year-old.
Wyclef in particular accused her of being a prostitute, as
she pleaded her innocence.
“Why did you leave your former boyfriend that you are having
sex with to follow an armed robber?” he demanded.
She replied, “I don’t have a boyfriend. You can check my
phone. I just finished serving as a corper and collected my NYSC discharge
certificate three days ago.”
Wyclef further asked, “Why did you break up with the person
that deflowered you?”
She said, “He broke up with me himself because we used to
fight a lot,” as the cop interjected, saying it was because she was
promiscuous.
The policeman said, “If he (suspected robber) doesn’t have
money and car, will you have an affair with him?”
“I do business and it is because he said he wants to buy
shoes from me; please, I am begging you to stop recording me,” she replied.
She also denied Wyclef’s claim that she passed the night at
the suspect’s house, saying she only visited “to assist him in cooking.”
“Are you saying he has not had s3x with you since you met?”
Wyclef asked.
“It was today that he attempted, but it didn’t happen, you can
ask him,” she replied.
Wyclef later faced the camera and boasted that he “catches
suspects like fowls”.
Reacting to the video, the IGP condemned the actions of the
police officers and said they would be brought to justice.
A tweet by the police said, “The Inspector-General of Police
has ordered discreet investigations into the circumstances surrounding the
dehumanising treatment meted out to a female citizen in the above viral video.
“The IGP while condemning the act, has directed the
commencement of comprehensive investigations aimed at unravelling the true
identity of the perpetrators with a view to bringing them to justice.
“Members of the public are hereby assured that any member of
the Force found culpable in the incident will be made to face appropriate
sanctions.”
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I'm very sure that after this video he might have attempted to molest her sef.. All these animals in uniforms
ReplyDeleteThe questions he was asking are disgusting, like what's his business with her sex life?
ReplyDeleteWhat has virginity has to do with dis....so wrong
ReplyDeleteMAY GOD NOT LET US BE AT THE WRONG PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME OOO
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