The sister of Vera
Omozuwa has revealed how Police officers allegedly demanded bribe from her
family after the rape of the deceased was reported.
She made the
disclosure on Tuesday.
The video where
Vera’s sister made the allegation is going viral on social media platforms.
The aggrieved family
member condemned the Police for claiming that Vera’s father refused to lay a
complaint.
The complainants
recalled that when Mr. Omozuwa reported the case, the officers demanded a
bribe.
“They said they
needed mobility money before they could do their job”, the lady said as she
cried.
Another
relative/friend stated that the Police allegedly told the bereaved father that
he was not the first person to have his child raped.
Vera was a 100-level
Microbiology student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN).
She was raped and
killed in a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) branch in Benin.
The incident
occurred on May 30.
On Monday, the
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, dispatched investigation aids and
forensic support to Edo State.
The Force
Headquarters vowed that the Police high command would get to the root of the
brutal attack.
However, the Police
in Edo have confirmed the arrest of one of the suspects.
On the latest
allegations, several calls to the spokesman of the State Police Command, Chidi
Nwabuzor, were unsuccessful.
At different times,
his number was “busy” or “not reachable”.
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It takes the IGP to dispatch a forensic team to a State that has a ComPol. So apparently, the State doesn't have a forensic team and the team needs to come from Abuja. Are we still in doubt why we need State policing?
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, this same scenario still buttresses the need for Federal Central supervision. Because the ComPol can clearly not be reached by anyone, except his "Ogas at the top".